"Add red lenses - and you are a vampire"

In the world of figure skating, the off-season has come, but not all athletes are in a hurry to go on a well-deserved rest. Many of them continue to hone the elements and work out their programs for the upcoming season.

Thus, the winner of the Junior Grand Prix finals of the season 2018/19 Alyona Kostornaya presented a new demonstration number on the show of coach Eteri Tutberidze Champions on Ice. In it, she appeared in the image of the protagonist of the fantastic film “Twilight” Bella. According to the figure skater, the idea of ​​the performance came up with the mentor.

“I tried a new make-up, and I got very black eyes. Eteri Georgievna said: “Add red lenses and you are a vampire. The first part is Bella's rebirth from human to vampire, and the second is powerful, bright, how she got into this role, ”Kostornaya’s official website of the Russian Federation of Figure Skating (FFKKR) quotes.

According to her, the development of an arbitrary program, for which image and music have already been chosen, is actively underway. The short program will also be modified.

In addition, Kostornaya reported that she had fully recovered from the injury, due to which she suddenly had to miss the junior world championship in Zagreb. She said that at the beginning of the season she had unpleasant sensations in her leg, which later turned into a serious problem.

“Now everything is fine with health. I started training, I am already jumping, skating, spinning, working on programs. On the tibia bone, the boots were strongly pressed, inflammation appeared, after the New Year there was a crack - just the bone could not stand and broke, ”she added.

However, in the life of the 15-year-old Kostornaya there is not only sport. Many have noticed the absence of a figure skater in the final of the Tutberidze show. The coach hurried to assure that the girl had good reasons for this: she was in a hurry on the plane, because the next day she was to have an important math exam.

As for the event itself, it was successfully held in the Ice Palace in Krasnodar. In addition to Kostornaya, other students of Tutberidze - Alina Zagitova, Anna Shcherbakova, Elizabeth Tursynbayeva, Alexander Trusov and Maurice Kvitelashvili, as well as invited guests - Maxim Kovtun, couples of Alexander Stepanova - Ivan Bukin, Victoria Sinitsin - Nikita Katsalapov and Yevgenia Taras Taras, and Evgenia Taras Taras, also attended. - Vladimir Morozov.

The spectators had the opportunity to once again enjoy the program of the World Championship victor in Saitame, which brought her the gold medal of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. However, Zagitova’s performance was attended by a highlight: she went out on the ice with her dog Masaru, who, following the example of the hostess, performed a number of elements, and also became the “partner” choreographer Daniil Gleyhenhaus.

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To the delight of the public, Akita Inu was not the only four-legged pet who took part in the show. The company Trusovoy was a Chihuahua Tina, dressed like a figure skater, in a black and white suit.

"One rolls the Olympic program, and the other does not even jump"

In another ice show Ice Fantasia, held in South Korea, took part two-time medalist of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, Evgenia Medvedev. She presented a new demonstration program in which, to the disappointment of outside observers, there were no jump elements. Despite the entertaining nature of the event, some criticized the skater for not wanting to complicate the performance. Thus, in the opinion of the 1998 Olympic champion Oksana Kazakova, this may adversely affect her during official starts.

“The show must have elements for which the audience loves you. And this is mainly multi-turn jumping. You can afford some kind of pause, but it looks strange, especially since the federation does not put any restrictions. Probably those judges who watch demonstrations, also compare Zagitova and Medvedev. One rolls the Olympic program, and the other does not even jump, ”Kazakov said,“ Sport day after day. ”

However, the performance of the Russians in Seoul caused an ambiguous reaction not only because of the lack of complex elements, but also in connection with the use of an unusual latex suit by the skater, which some fans considered too frank. Medvedeva responded to critics with her characteristic self-irony. On her Instagram page, she announced a contest for the “toughest comment” to a photo in which she is depicted in pink attire.

At the same time, the honored coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova stood up to defend the skater. She urged the disgruntled to pay more attention to themselves, and not to envy the girls.

“What did they find in a suit, I ask? What is their business? We generally ride in elastic fabrics that cover us from head to toe! What, the people have nothing else to do? ”, - said Tarasova NSN.

Meanwhile, the silver medalist of the 2012 World Championship, Alyona Leonova, married her colleague Anton Shulepova. About this in their social networks said the former skater and journalist Emma Hajiyeva.