Current Events > 18yo female Russian figure skater indulges in Japanese media

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I'd like to evgenia her medvedeva
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Touch posted...

I'd like to evgenia her medvedeva

You want to well born her bear?

You weirdo lol.
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electricbugs2 posted...

Touch posted...

I'd like to evgenia her medvedeva

You want to well born her bear?

You weirdo lol.

If that's what it takes
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Nice.

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So does anyone here actually watch figure skating or is it all about Zhenya?

Worlds for women concluded today and it was WILD. Zhenya wasn't there this year due to injury. Zagitova had a nightmare FS and both her and Kostner (2 of the favs to win) didn't even make the podium. My emotions were all over the place.
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so many russian skaters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPUFbd89q1E" data-time="
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The gala was great!

As for Russian girls, Alexandra Trusova is one to look out for. Another Eteri girl. She just won Juniors at 13, and with her quads she scored high enough that she would've won seniors as well!

But I don't really approve of Eteri's harsh training of stunting her girl's puberty and severely limiting their eating. It's tough to say if Trusova will retain her quads through puberty and into seniors.

I really like Alena Kostornaya. Not quite as ridiculous as Trusova, but I have a good feeling about her developing into senior level.
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Gala?

The exhibition gala for Worlds was today. It's the same kind of "for fun" skate you see Medvedeva do to Sailor Moon in the OP.
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Mykie posted...

The exhibition gala for Worlds was today. It's the same kind of "for fun" skate you see Medvedeva do to Sailor Moon in the OP.

well I am subscribed to all the figure skating channels on youtube but feel free to upload stuff you find.

I think I watched a youtube video not too long ago with a 14 yo SK skater, which was pretty awesome
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I use this blog for keeping up with figure skating and finding live streaming links for events: http://soyouwanttowatchfs.tumblr.com/
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the videos are rolling in boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ6e47SqjFw" data-time="
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Even though Kaetlyn had a great free skate and won, my favourite from the ladies at worlds was Wakaba's come from behind MASTAPIECE to land her in 2nd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuUldsiBFmQ" data-time="

Also, Nathan Chen's FS
I couldn't find a video of it tho.
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Rob Cesternino posted...

OMG shes so adorable
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New Zagi and Zhenya pic



My heart
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZgGnt8z1jQ" data-time="

anyone remember this classic?
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or this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=easucWl6CqQ" data-time="

too bad she can't skate anymore :[
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Yulia

Also I want to share this artwork of Shoma Uno, because I thought it was awesome. Credit to @charlotte8267 on twitter.



Also also. Here's a cute gif of Janny and Wakaba from Wakaba's insta story.


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Mykie posted...

Yulia

Also I want to share this artwork of Shoma Uno, because I thought it was awesome. Credit to @charlotte8267 on twitter.



Also also. Here's a cute gif of Janny and Wakaba from Wakaba's insta story.

very cute
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Mykie posted...

Yulia

Also I want to share this artwork of Shoma Uno, because I thought it was awesome. Credit to @charlotte8267 on twitter.



Also also. Here's a cute gif of Janny and Wakaba from Wakaba's insta story.

Man, that is kawaii af
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Mberer posted...

How did these ladies do in the tournament anywho?

Medvedeva, who the OP is about, has numerous wins across Worlds, Euros, Grand Prix, and juniors. She placed 2nd at the recent Winter Olympics. She did not compete at Worlds this year due to injury.

ISU World Championships is the biggest competition of the season. This year's results were:

Kaetlyn Osmond (Canada)
Wakaba Higuchi (Japan)
Satoko Miyahara (Japan)

Alina Zagitova, the gold medalist from this year's Olympics, and one of many from the talented Russian pipeline, was the favourite to win Worlds, but fatigue took its toll on her and she suffered from uncharacteristic under-rotations and falls in her free skate that ended up putting her in 5th.

World's Junior ladies results were:

Alexandra Trusova (Russia)
Alena Kostornaya (Russia)
Mako Yamashita (Japan)

I may have mentioned this earlier, but Trusova scored enough points in Juniors that she could've won Seniors (225.52 to Osmond's 223.23). It should also be noted that Trusova made history by being the first woman to land two quads in a single program, land two different quads, and the first to land a quad toe loop (and 2nd to land a quad salchow).
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And now for your daily aww...

Baby Zhenya



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And this...

https://streamable.com/enmiz
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Mykie posted...

And now for your daily aww...

Baby Zhenya

cute but 1st pic looks like Puppetmon from Digimon lol
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The first vid's gone. Why'd they take it down?
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The first vid's gone. Why'd they take it down?
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Damn commies

meh
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I don't approve of how they're handling Alina






Although, her Jazzmeia Horn EX with the tiger suit is really great.

What do you think?
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i love the tiger suit, leaves nothing to the imagination

Mykie posted...

I don't approve of how they're handling Alina






Although, her Jazzmeia Horn EX with the tiger suit is really great.

What do you think?

holy moley. any videos on u tube thats hd? pls share
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Careful. She's only 15, which is why I expressed my concerns over the sexualisation.
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M3sterybumper posted...

She's been 18 for awhile.

Evgenia is 18, but we're talking about Alina Zagitova who is only 15 (but will be 16 next month).
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M3sterybumper posted...

Mykie posted...

Careful. She's only 15, which is why I expressed my concerns over the sexualisation.

She's been 18 for awhile.

well there you go and what if she's 15, it's skating. Nothing wrong with watching figure skating. smh
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCHkdafL1Kk" data-time="

oh lord jesus, it's a fire
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M3sterybumper posted...

Wait really? Wow, she looks older than Evgenia.

Probably as the result of dolling her up. But her coach is notorious for limiting her skater's eating and stunting their growth. Poor girl has to deal with a lot for her age. She recently became one of the youngest athletes to win gold at the Olympics for ladies singles in figure skating, yet still dealt with frustration from the community thinking Medvedeva should've won. Her coach also seems to show favouritism towards Zhenya. Alina still competed at worlds, but stress, pressure and fatigue got to her and she missed the podium. There are a lot of expectations put on her, especially with the Russian skater pipeline being so dominant.

I still kind of see her as this sweet little girl.

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It's Alina.

And yeah, it's just odd for me seeing her mature so fast. Especially compared to Evgenia, who is just a genuine goof with her K-pop and anime love.
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Mykie posted...

It's Alina.

And yeah, it's just odd for me seeing her mature so fast. Especially compared to Evgenia, who is just a genuine goof with her K-pop and anime love.

she's a true nerd. very friendly with the japanese figure skaters.
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