Award and criticism Zagitova
Alina Zagitova's mastery as a host has been criticized throughout all three seasons of Ice Age, where she takes to the ice with a microphone.
But, surprisingly, this does not prevent her from regularly becoming the winner of the Komsomolskaya Pravda poll "Best TV presenter of the year."
This year, like the two previous ones, the majority of readers of the publication are more than 200 thousand people!
- voted in the poll for the Olympic champion Pyeongchang.
Moreover, Alina's fans staged a real race for clicks to get ahead of Anna Shcherbakova, who was in the lead a day before the end of the survey.
Judging by the fan chats, even voting bots were used.
Someone stayed up all night, non-stop voting from different browsers and devices.
“I am extremely pleased that there are people who supported me as an athlete, and now they continue to support me both as a TV presenter and in all other endeavors.
They have always been with me, and I am very grateful to them for that.
For me, this is the "wall" behind which I can "hide" in moments when it's hard.
I read the positive comments from the fans, and immediately it becomes a little easier.
I am very pleased that they voted for me, that they believe in me, ”the former athlete commented on the results of the survey.
She also admitted that she does not feel like a professional when working with a microphone, as she does not have sufficient experience or education in this area.
But, nevertheless, she feels like a TV presenter of “30 percent”.
Zagitova admired the skill of Laysan Utyasheva, who works on the Dancing project, and stated that she was striving for the same level.
“In no case do I pretend to be her place, but such a format would be very interesting to me.
Maybe one day I'll get the chance to work with her.
In general, I am open to suggestions.
I am now at such an age when you can do something new in order to gain experience, developing yourself not only as a TV presenter, but also as a person, ”concluded Alina.
However, according to Rosa Syabitova, Alina should choose a different direction for development, since working on television does not suit her at all.
“Let's be honest.
I can say that she does not pull, although she tries very hard.
I see.
I also have a category in figure skating, but I did not become a champion.
We have so many professional actors who can become great hosts.
It's not good to take away bread, well, it's not good.
I would advise not to engage in this story, it will bring more disappointment.
You have to make a strong decision to do something else.
I say loving.
She is very organic in appearance, but when she starts talking ... ”- the host of Channel One shared her opinion.
Alexei Yagudin, co-host of the Ice Age, reacts rather harshly to criticism.
In his opinion, he listens to the opinion of the management, but not the audience, who "will always be dissatisfied with something."
"Who are these people?
And why do they have the right to criticize?
I respond harshly on social media and will continue to respond when someone starts to criticize.
Have you done anything?
Have you tried?
How do you know how it all happens?
For some reason, many people believe that everyone owes them everything.
Everyone doesn't like everything!
And in this case, I remember the phrase of Andrei Arshavin, I consider it correct: “Your expectations are your problems,” Yagudin shares his opinion with the “Championship” about criticism from the audience.
Shcherbakova's achievements
A lot of discussion in the press and the fan community caused another award.
Anna Shcherbakova became the winner of the National Sports Award in the nomination "Athlete of the Year".
Her rivals in the correspondence fight for the main prize were two-time Olympic champion in air pistol shooting Vitalina Batsarashkina and the winner of the Tour de Ski and the World Cup, three-time medalist of the Beijing Games Natalya Nepryaeva.
Some fans and experts considered it unfair that Nepryaeva was left without an award, since during the season she won many more awards than Shcherbakov.
In particular, this was stated by the athlete's coach Yuri Borodavko.
“She pleased with her results throughout the year, and these are not just passing or secondary competitions, but really significant ones, where only a few athletes have victories.
In my opinion, Nepryaeva performed a small miracle and gave wonderful victories to all lovers of cross-country skiing.
For me, as a coach, Natalya is the athlete of the year, without degrading Shcherbakova, ”Sport24 specialist quotes.
In the world of figure skating, naturally, they came to the defense of Anna.
According to most coaches and athletes, Shcherbakova received the statuette absolutely deservedly.
In particular, Elena Chaikovskaya called her a heroine, and Inna Goncharenko noted that the 18-year-old figure skater made a great contribution to the popularization of her sport.
“Thanks to the girls, including the Olympic champion Anya, our figure skating has recently been on everyone's lips and in plain sight, it is very popular.
I would like to congratulate her and wish, of course, health and further creative success, I want to see her on the ice, in various projects of the show.
If he wants to continue his career, it’s generally fine, ”TASS quotes the coach.
Meanwhile, Shcherbakova entered the list of contenders for the International Skating Union award in the Most Valuable Skater nomination.
There, she will compete with Olympic champions Nathan Chen, Gabriela Papadakis and Guillaume Sizeron, as well as Yumo Kagiyama, Kaori Sakomoto and a couple of Riku Miura - Ryuichi Kihara.
“Chances are equal for everyone, but in this situation with our country it will be difficult for Anya.
I hope everyone will remember that sport is out of politics, so we'll see, ”the former figure skater Katarina Gerboldt commented on the prospects for Shcherbakova’s victory.
Feast of the Empress
Last week, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva turned 26 years old.
The empress of figure skating celebrated her holiday at a training camp in Novogorsk, where Alexei Mishin's team is preparing for the upcoming Russian championship.
They began to congratulate the former world champion from the very morning: a fountain of white and pink balloons was waiting for her in the hotel, as well as, of course, flowers and gifts.
“Congratulations to Lisa - my happiness, my sadness, and in general - my pride in coaching life,” said Alexei Mishin on this occasion.
The figure skater, in turn, thanked all her friends and fans for numerous congratulations, and also noted that even though her birthday fell at the training camp, it turned out to be “so sincere that it hasn’t been for a very long time.”
“Here I am 26. And I am happy to meet this date!
So much has happened and so much will happen!
A wonderful time of life and wonderful people around who make this life bright and full.
I am grateful to fate for everything that she presents me, ”the figure skater wrote in her Telegram channel.
And in a festive interview, Tuktamysheva talked about what motivates her to continue playing sports at the highest level.
One of the reasons, she says, is to support the coaches and the team.
In addition, Elizabeth does not consider that she has exhausted her abilities.
“If there was no development, I would have finished.
I don't know, but I feel like I can do more.
Some potential sits in me, a desire to do something else, better, and I want to realize it so that I don’t regret it later, ”she admitted.
The Empress also shared her views on the unusual season.
She noted that in the absence of international starts, part of the energy can be directed to participating in the show.
In particular, Elizabeth decided to learn the elements of pair skating, which she refused for a long time.
The figure skater shared a video of one of the workouts on social networks.
“My body was not ready for this, and this is just one of the many supports ...” Tuktamysheva wrote, adding a laughing emoticon.
Delight from Messi
The final match of the World Cup between the teams of Argentina and France did not leave the skaters indifferent either.
Alexey Mishin said that he even adjusted the training schedule of his group so that everyone could watch the decisive game of the tournament on Sunday evening.
The famous coach admitted that he plans to root not for one of the teams, but for the beauty of football, but he will be glad if Lionel Messi becomes the champion.
“I still remember how Pele played, this Brazilian football genius.
And Messi is also a football genius!
Of course, he deserved it, and I will be happy if he becomes world champion.
But that doesn't make him worse or better in my eyes.
This man is a wonderful, bright player, and I wish him success.
Who in figure skating can be called Messi?
By that many years of experience in sports, by the brightness of talent, I would compare Messi with Evgeni Plushenko, ”quotes the Metaratings coach.
The ensuing victory of the Argentines in a crazy heat match caused a real delight among many Russian athletes.
“This is the finale!
Bravo, Lionel!
I have never watched such a cool match!”
- Tuktamysheva wrote on the social network.
Victoria Sinitsina also shared her impressions of the game, who, together with Nikita Katsalapov, visited Qatar in early December for the World Cup group stage matches between Brazil and Cameroon, as well as Portugal and Switzerland.
“Well, who watched football?
I personally am still that, of course, a fan, but I am very happy for Argentina and, of course, for Messi!
Legend!”, — wrote the Olympic champion in the Telegram channel.
And Ilya Averbukh "in a fit of improvisation" compared the Argentine striker not with Plushenko, but with his "sworn" rival Alexei Yagudin.
“They are both so short, stocky, mega-talented, each in his own way.
People who have a giant reserve who can turn on and jump over their heads, ”the choreographer shared.
Trankov's outrage
Former figure skater, and now coach Maxim Maxaim Trankov was outraged by the judging of the Ice Age show, in which his wife Tatyana Volosozhar takes part, paired with actor Vyacheslav Chepurchenko.
“5.9… there are questions why my leg will not be in the LP?”
- wrote on the social network after the next release of the project Trankov, who himself was a member of the jury last season.
Volosozhar and Chepurchenko's performance for artistry was given by Tatyana Navka and former participant Kirill Zaitsev.
The Olympic champion of Turin, explaining her decision, said that the duet members had raised the bar so high with previous performances that this time they themselves could not meet it, and therefore did not receive the maximum score.
“When it’s 6.0, I feel in my heart that it’s very good, but this didn’t happen here,” Zaitsev said in turn.
The couple was visibly upset by the scores, although they tried not to show it.
Tatyana and Vyacheslav promised to work harder, "raise the degree" and take even greater risks in order to get higher scores.
At the same time, the skater, unlike her husband, does not seem to have experienced disappointment in the project.
“The coolest thing about Ice Age for me is that you keep trying new things.
New music, costumes, program, a completely different mood.
And you also discover something new in yourself, ”Volosozhar wrote on the social network.
Controversial innovations in Canada
Some time ago, the media reported that the Canadian Figure Skating Federation allowed same-sex couples to participate in competitions under its auspices.
The news produced the effect of an exploding bomb and gathered a lot of comments.
So, Tatyana Tarasova called the innovation "stupidity and nonsense", and Tatyana Navka said that "this is against God", "an unbelievable shifter in the world."
However, as it turned out, we are not talking about same-sex couples - at least not yet.
The point is only in changes in the wording that determines the composition of the “team”.
If earlier it was stated in the rules that a couple or a dance duet is made up of a “man” and “a woman”, now it will just be about “two skaters”.
As explained in the federation, this change is aimed primarily at eliminating discrimination "based on gender identity."
“We believe this change will go a long way towards ensuring that all gender identities are recognized and accepted on an equal footing and without prejudice.
It will allow new couples in disciplines such as figure skating and ice dancing to compete at the national level,” said Karen Butcher, President of the Canadian Figure Skating Federation.
The International Skating Union, in turn, said that they had taken note of the changes in the Canadian rules, but stressed that there were no plans for similar reforms at the global level.