Anniversary Zagitova
Last week, on May 18, Alina Zagitova celebrated her 20th birthday.
The Olympic champion held it in the company of Anna Shcherbakova and Daria Usacheva in Dubai.
Girlfriends gave Alina a huge bouquet right on the beach, and then went for a ride on a yacht.
In the evening, the sportswomen had dinner in a restaurant, and after that they walked around the city at night.
"Happy birthday to me!
A magical holiday next to wonderful people in a wonderful place!
What else can you dream of?
To be honest, 20 years have gone by very quickly.
Although during this time there were so many unrealistic events.
I remember each one, but even one huge post is not enough to list everything.
Many thanks to everyone who congratulated me today and continues to congratulate me!
I am incredibly pleased.
I love everyone,” wrote Zagitova in one of the social networks.
Fans and skaters flooded Alina with congratulations.
So, warm wishes to Alina were addressed by Tatyana Tarasova, Alexei Yagudin, Tatyana Totmyanina, Ilya Averbukh, Kamila Valieva and many others.
Ice and fire Medvedeva
Meanwhile, Evgenia Medvedeva returned from vacation and has already managed to participate in the show of Ilya Averbukh in Perm and Olenegorsk.
The visit of an eminent sportswoman to a small town in the Arctic became an event for its inhabitants.
True, Evgenia avoided meeting with local spectators, despite the fact that at the end of the performance, a crowd gathered near the ice palace who wanted to get autographs and take pictures with the stars.
She also avoided Medvedev's fans at the Murmansk airport, where journalists noticed her.
So for now, fans have to be content with only those pictures that the skater shares on her social networks.
Shortly before her trip to Olenegorsk, she posted a photo in a black dress with a deep neckline that shocked her followers.
“About last evening,” Evgenia signed the photo meaningfully.
Vacation Notes
Fans are also pleased with stunning photographs by Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who, after a long season and staging new programs, went on vacation to the Maldives.
The ex-world champion is resting with her longtime girlfriend Evgenia Tarasova.
In addition to the photo, Liza shared in her Telegram channel a room tour of a chic bungalow located right on the beach.
Athletes bask in the sun, swim, and one day went snorkeling.
Alexandra Boikova is also resting in the Maldives, and Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov flew there from Dubai the other day.
The latter immediately took up scuba diving.
“Diving is something unreal!
Emotions are just an ocean.
It's like you're in another world.
Lots of different fish, starfish, everything is so colorful.
It’s a pity I didn’t have my phone with me, otherwise I would have taken pictures for you under water.
By the way, this was my first dive in my life.
Diving from the reef near our hotel.
And tomorrow I plan to take a boat into the open ocean and dive there already, ”said the athlete.
The exit to the ocean really took place, and Katsalapov plunged to 15 meters.
“More and deeper,” he promised.
Alexandra Trusova and Mark Kondratyuk have already returned from warm countries, but continue their vacation by traveling around Russia.
The athletes visited St. Petersburg, where they met with Elizaveta Nugumanova.
Sasha and Liza visited Peterhof together.
“Even an ordinary day with Lisa becomes a holiday,” Trusova wrote in her Telegram channel.
In addition, the athlete shared a new batch of romantic photos with Kondratyuk.
The new image of Kostornaya and Trankov
Alena Kostornaya continues to experiment with appearance.
The athlete, who previously had tattoos and dyed her hair red and purple, this time decided on a very extravagant hairstyle.
“Summer holidays are a time for experiments.
If something does not suit someone, please keep your opinion to yourself, ”the figure skater categorically signed a photo in which she flaunts with a bright red mop of hair.
However, as it turned out, Alena does not plan to stay in this way for a long time.
“I just braided pigtails and that’s it, purely for fun for a few days.
No, I didn't dye my hair.
This is for three days, ”explained the ex-European champion.
The approaching summer inspired not only Kostornaya to change.
Maxim Trankov also appeared in a new image the other day.
If shortly before the new year, the two-time Olympic champion became an ash blonde, then this time he chose blue hair for himself.
At the same time, the former figure skater, who recently received the title of Honored Coach of Russia, even closed comments on the social network where he posted this photo, apparently to avoid unpleasant reviews.
Tutberidze's visit to the USA was without incident
A flurry of criticism from American figure skating fans hit Eteri Tutberidze when she decided to come to Boston to her daughter Diana Davis.
There, the skater, together with her partner Gleb Smolkin, worked on staging a new free program under the guidance of the famous French choreographer Benoit Richaud.
Even before the arrival of the Russian coach, the management of the Norwood rink announced that she would not be allowed to go on the ice or stand at the side.
“This is the club’s policy towards parents,” they emphasized there.
In addition, in Russia they were concerned about the possible persecution of a specialist in connection with the American “Rodchenkov law” and the case of Kamila Valieva.
But, fortunately, no conflicts occurred in the United States: Tutberidze did not try to interfere in the training process, but watched her daughter's work from the podium.
There were no attempts to persecute the Russian specialist either.
Davis and Smolkin staged a free program with Richaud, and all three were very pleased with the results of their cooperation.
“Thank you, Diana and Gleb, for trusting my vision.
Good luck to both of you in the future, can't wait to work with you again," Risho wrote on social media.
Zabiyako's transition to the flag of Canada
An unexpected decision was made by the silver medalist of Pyeongchang in the team tournament Natalya Zabiyako.
The athlete, who has not competed in official competitions since 2020, is resuming her career - only she will compete for Canada, and her partner will be Zachary Daleman.
In Russia, the transition of the figure skater under a foreign flag was perceived without much emotion, both positive and negative.
Irina Rodnina, for example, said that she did not know such an athlete at all, and considers the silver of the “commander” to be a consolation medal.
“The flag is in her hands, let her stand for Canada.
I somehow don’t care about her transition, we have many more eminent athletes, ”said the three-time Olympic champion.
Coach Lyudmila Velikova spoke in a similar vein.
In her opinion, it will be quite difficult to return to big sport at the age of 27 after two seasons of break.
“If she hasn’t skated this time, it will be difficult.
On the show, it's a completely different matter.
In sports, you have to jump, but jumps are lost first of all.
Probably, he cannot find himself in another place and in another role, let him try.
This is no longer our problem.
Since she goes to the Canadian team, I won’t worry about her, I’m a patriot, ”RIA Novosti quotes Velikova.