2006-07 Season news ;)

Maybe Marina will be interested:

News de Samuel Contesti: http://www.sport.fr/hiver/pat/Contesti-denonce-la-FFSG-73349.shtm

Autant je ne l'aprouvait pas quand il s'est plain pour Fred et Alban, mais là je ne vois pas pourquoi ils le privent de Skate America
Il a quand même été privé de CE, JO et CM l'année dernière...

Merci Rosee !
C'est bien compliqué tout ça... et ça ne va pas aller en s'arrangeant car maintenant, il y a 4 patineurs français capables d'aller aux compétitions internationales, et souvent, il n'y a que 3 places. Je ne pense pas que Brian soit lésé, ni Alban, mais il y aura forcément des soucis entre Samuel Contesti et Yannick Ponsero, pour les départager et désigner lequel ira en compétition.

Ce serait dommage qu'il patine pour Monaco, mais au moins, il irait à quasiment toutes les compétitions, et ça serait une bonne chose pour lui. Il serait soutenu (ya une fédé à Monaco au moins ? ).

alexandra wrote:

So, you say there is a rumour about Plushenko coming back!?

Stupid Plushenko...he's coming back next season... I used to like him...now? Not so much... :| I was watching a random thing on the internet...and it kept making mistakes!!! It called Lesha Tikhonov, Tikhonova, Albena was Denokov, and Max is now Stavinski... Another random think that has absolutely nothing to do with skating, we were doing a genetics project in my genetics class and we had to create a baby...and my baby's name was Albena... Okay, I'll stop corrupting this thread now! Sweet dreams to all going to bed or already in bed!


Lyra

russianskaterdiva wrote:

Another random think that has absolutely nothing to do with skating, we were doing a genetics project in my genetics class and we had to create a baby...and my baby's name was Albena... Okay, I'll stop corrupting this thread now! Sweet dreams to all going to bed or already in bed!

Hehe, Lyra, I like your crazy idea I hope the baby you' ll create will be (at least) as beautiful and talented as Albenka

Kisses! And good luck with the project !

Quoting russiaanskaterdiva!

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Stupid Plushenko...he's coming back next season... I used to like him...now? Not so much...

I hope he is not going to beat Steph!

Serena wrote!

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Quoting russiaanskaterdiva!

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Stupid Plushenko...he's coming back next season... I used to like him...now? Not so much...

I hope he is not going to beat Steph! :shocked

I thought Plushenko had quit.Now I fear for Steph! But Steph once won in Moscow sooo, nothing is impossible!

Bea wrote:

I thought Plushenko had quit.Now I fear for Steph! But Steph once won in Moscow sooo, nothing is impossible!

I'm more worried for Stéph because of his performances at SC, this year. And not really because Plushenko might return. I have never seen him skate the way he did at Skate Canada. It was just a disaster. So, I hope Stéph has been training liiiiiike crazyyyyy. Otherwise, I'm quite concerned on how he will perform at Euros.

C'moooon Stéééééééph!!!!!!!

Lana wrote:

I'm more worried for Stéph because of his performances at SC, this year. And not really because Plushenko might return.

This year, you can be worried because of Brian instead of Plushenko ! I think that Brian will make a golden season
I'm eager to see them both at Euros and Worlds. It will be wonderful, just like in Calgary !

Marina wrote:

This year, you can be worried because of Brian instead of Plushenko ! I think that Brian will make a golden season

Yes, I definitely agree. I only wanted to point out that Plushenko's possible return wasn't really the problem.
As for Brian... He has improved more than I could ever have imagined!!! His new FP is just wonderful!!!!!!!

Marina

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This year, you can be worried because of Brian instead of Plushenko ! I think that Brian will make a golden season
I'm eager to see them both at Euros and Worlds. It will be wonderful, just like in Calgary ! :stari

I see! I know that they are going to face eachother these years till the next Olympics,so I'm prepared, but I hope that Steph will win most of the medals in this fight!

I have a bad news, well - bad for me and all the Bulgarian fans - our ice pair Rumiana Spasova and Stanimir Todorov has split they won't compete together anymore Stanimir is going to USA with their coach and they will search for another partner

I liked them a looooooooooooooot why...why? I still hope it's not true....

For those who understand Bulgarian, here is the article:

Треньор и партньор измамиха фигуристка

Единствената българска спортна двойка по фигурно пързаляне - Румяна Спасова и Станимир Тодоров, се разпадна три седмици преди европейското в Полша. Станимир и треньорът Павел Димитров се готвят да емигрират в САЩ, но без Румяна. Изпратили са факс до японската федерация, че търсят местна фигуристка за партньорка, защото Руми била неизлечимо болна.
Спасова внесе вчера докладна до федерацията по кънки, в която обяснява защо не тренира.
"Забиха ми нож в гърба - заяви пред "7 дни спорт" фигуристката, която е жива и здрава и след месец ще навърши 18 години. - Треньорът искаше да се състезаваме за друга държава, но аз отказах. Затова вече не съм им необходима. Сигурно съм ядосала Павел Димитров и с думите си, че тъпчем на едно място и изобщо не напредваме. На първия лагер в Ашбърн (САЩ) през 2005 ни помагаше Андрей Крюков, но през 2006 отказа да работи с нас. Липсваше специалист, който да ни развие като двойка."
През миналата година Спасова и Тодоров заеха 19-о място на олимпиадата в Торино, 15-о на световното в Калгари и 9-о на европейското в Лион.

Vania wrote!

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I have a bad news, well - bad for me and all the Bulgarian fans - our ice pair Rumiana Spasova and Stanimir Todorov has split they won't compete together anymore Stanimir is going to USA with their coach and they will search for another partner

I liked them a looooooooooooooot why...why? I still hope it's not true....

OHHH, VANIA! I AM SO SORRY I LIKED THEM A LOT...
the young man who has gone to the States will go on competing for your country??? And the girl??? I AM SO SORRY....

Noooooooo... that's too bad, I really liked them. And they were actually in the States for awhile last year, which I know because I skated with them for a couple of months. They were very nice and hardworking.

I hope Stanimir can find some success with another partner-- as fabulous as her presentation was, Rumiana was clearly never going to get the jumps she would need to get to be a high level pairs skater.

Maria wrote:

OHHH, VANIA! I AM SO SORRY I LIKED THEM A LOT...
the young man who has gone to the States will go on competing for your country??? And the girl??? I AM SO SORRY....

Rumiana says that their coach wanted them to compete for another country, but she refused. But I don't think Stanimir has any chance to compete for USA, at least not in international level.

I thought that was what the article said, but then I decided that that was so preposterous that I must be reading it wrong. Why on Earth would they want to skate for another country?? That doesn't make any sense.

Stanimir might be able to find an American partner (actually, that would probably be quite easy, there's a million American girls looking for partners), but competing for the USA is very, very hard. He'd be much better off to stick with competing for Bulgaria.

Grace wrote:

Stanimir might be able to find an American partner (actually, that would probably be quite easy, there's a million American girls looking for partners), but competing for the USA is very, very hard. He'd be much better off to stick with competing for Bulgaria.

I agree I think they had problems with the Bulgarian skating federation - financial problems But now, when Albenka is president of the federation, I think she's able to help them. I really can't understand the decision of Stanimir and their coach

What a shame!! they looked so cute and sweet together! :3<>3: :3<>3:

What's wrong with that smiley??

I love it!

Vania wrote:

I agree I think they had problems with the Bulgarian skating federation - financial problems But now, when Albenka is president of the federation, I think she's able to help them. I really can't understand the decision of Stanimir and their coach

Seriously, it's not like he'd get more money from the US Federation! (If that's what they're thinking.) I can understand needing money, but come on.

Actually, if he found an American partner it might take care of the financial problems, though. Very often-- but not always-- American girls are willing, and even expected, to pay for all the training of a dance or pairs team. There are so few boys that, if they want to, they can pick the girl who can pay for them rather than the girl who may be the best partner. I think it's less common than it was, but about 10 years ago it was so prevalent that we all just called it "Rent-a-Russian", because so many Russian guys were coming over and having everything-- training, housing, cars, immigration fees-- paid by their partners.

So maybe Stanimir can find a nice American partner who'll cover all his expenses and then he won't even need any money from the Bulgarian Federation.

All this sounds very complicated!
It's a pity for Bulgaria, really!
But after all it's very human to find better conditions!Working condidtions!

Grace wrote!

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Actually, if he found an American partner it might take care of the financial problems, though. Very often-- but not always-- American girls are willing, and even expected, to pay for all the training of a dance or pairs team. There are so few boys that, if they want to, they can pick the girl who can pay for them rather than the girl who may be the best partner. I think it's less common than it was, but about 10 years ago it was so prevalent that we all just called it "Rent-a-Russian", because so many Russian guys were coming over and having everything-- training, housing, cars, immigration fees-- paid by their partners.

OMG!!!! RENT A RUSSIAN... Now I am sorry that skating isn't popular in Portugal. ..and I don't skate.. . I could rent a russian partner... with some luck he would look like Maxim....


I am curious to find out how this is going to end..

Bea wrote:

OMG!!!! RENT A RUSSIAN... Now I am sorry that skating isn't popular in Portugal. ..and I don't skate.. . I could rent a russian partner... with some luck he would look like Maxim....

Well, you could rent one if you could afford it. 10 years ago when my parents decided that I would never, ever get a partner this way, it was costing about $60,000 a year. Since that was more than my entire university education was going to cost, my parents decided that my skating was not that important.

Grace wrote:

Vania wrote:

I agree I think they had problems with the Bulgarian skating federation - financial problems But now, when Albenka is president of the federation, I think she's able to help them. I really can't understand the decision of Stanimir and their coach

Seriously, it's not like he'd get more money from the US Federation! (If that's what they're thinking.) I can understand needing money, but come on.

Actually, if he found an American partner it might take care of the financial problems, though. Very often-- but not always-- American girls are willing, and even expected, to pay for all the training of a dance or pairs team. There are so few boys that, if they want to, they can pick the girl who can pay for them rather than the girl who may be the best partner. I think it's less common than it was, but about 10 years ago it was so prevalent that we all just called it "Rent-a-Russian", because so many Russian guys were coming over and having everything-- training, housing, cars, immigration fees-- paid by their partners.

So maybe Stanimir can find a nice American partner who'll cover all his expenses and then he won't even need any money from the Bulgarian Federation.

Hope, Stanimir will be able to find a "paying" partner, but I'm afraid, his level of skating is not that good as all those Russians had or have (I mean, Petukhov, Chernushev)

Grace wrote!

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Well, you could rent one if you could afford it. 10 years ago when my parents decided that I would never, ever get a partner this way, it was costing about $60,000 a year. Since that was more than my entire university education was going to cost, my parents decided that my skating was not that important. :lol

I know!!! It was just a wild dream... Here, it will be impossible to learn to skate in the coming years!

so, they are not going to represent Bulgaria anymore...????