2007-08 Season news ;)

I've heard that Jerome Blanchard could skate for Russia...Anyone know more about this?

i heard that to....he skate with Valeria Vorobieva..i sow this girl in 2004 the hungarian junior gp...

rosee wrote:

I've heard that Jerome Blanchard could skate for Russia...Anyone know more about this?

That's very interesting news. Thanks!

who is Jerome Blanchard??? is he French?? Canadian???

Oh I'm so sad he'll become russian... But maybe it's better for him, because here, he couldn't find good partner.

For Serena:
Jerome Blanchard is a french skater. He skates in pair's category but last year he didn't do any international competition.

The page about him a his last partner on the ISU website:
http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00009096.htm

I'm sad but I prefer him skating for Russia than stoping his career

Thanks for the info, girls!
I seem to remember a very talented french young couple, some years ago..in pairs, but they haven't been to the competitions lately@..
I hope he will have a wonderful career..

That is really interesting..
It must have been difficult for him to find a partner in France, no_??
To make this decision...

his last partner was russian but the russian federation didn't want she took the french nationality because of a very old story with the french federation who didn't want to let go an unknown french skater to Israel if i remember well. And he couldn't find any french partner...

rosee wrote:

I'm sad but I prefer him skating for Russia than stoping his career

Yes, me too. I hope his russian career will be great. It will be difficult I think, he doesn't speak the language I guess, and Russia have some new pairs, so wait and see...
I hope seeing him in international competitions.

Yes Maria, it was really difficult for him to find a new partner in France. You know, we don't have a lot of pairs here, only 2. There isn't a lot of skaters who practice pairs here. And Jerome's level was pretty high, so he didn't find girl who had a very good level like him. Only this russian girl (Rinata Araslanova), but as Nolwenn said, there were problems with her nationality.

Oh, look ! His new partner's name is Valeria ! Hehe...

Talking of the new season....i can't wait to know if Albena and Maxim will go on for another year. All news are so confusing. Somewhere i read they will continue, and others say they won't. ..but from all of their interviews and shows they've been in ,i kind of think they will stay. They keep saying they have the phisical strengt to continue, and that they miss competing..uhhhh i don't know

Quoting Marina!

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rosee wrote:

I'm sad but I prefer him skating for Russia than stoping his career

Yes, me too. I hope his russian career will be great. It will be difficult I think, he doesn't speak the language I guess, and Russia have some new pairs, so wait and see...
I hope seeing him in international competitions.

I think it´s a very good solution!

It's a very good solution only if the french federation let him take the russian nationality

Quoting mikkie 14.

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It's a very good solution only if the french federation let him take the russian nationality

Perhaps it´s difficulf for the french fed to accept the fact, but nowadays we live in a global world,so perhaps they will think twice!
In my country we have seen lots of wonderful sportsmen leave for money , ´so perhaps I can understand a little..although it´s differet, because he is thinkingabout his career..

yes but the problem wth his last partner and the russian federation was because the french federation some years ago didn't want to let go an unknown french skater to another country. And here Jerome is a qite famous skater so if they didn't want to let go an unknown one, why will they accept for him?
I think it's totally stupide but sometimes the french federation is totally stupide!!!

mikkie14 wrote:

I think it's totally stupide but sometimes the french federation is totally stupide!!!

Not only sometimes !
But you're right, this old story is not good at all. I hope French Fed will think about Jerome's career before all. Fingers crossed.
I would be so pleased to see him again, and to know that he can train again.

Yes me too! It's a good skater and it's sad what happen to him

I hope everything is fine, because he deserves a chance!

Quoting Mikkie 14

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es but the problem wth his last partner and the russian federation was because the french federation some years ago didn't want to let go an unknown french skater to another country. And here Jerome is a qite famous skater so if they didn't want to let go an unknown one, why will they accept for him?
I think it's totally stupide but sometimes the french federation is totally stupide!

I see..It´s really awkward for the french federation..

Well, as marina said a while ago "les voies de la ffsg sont impénétrables"...

I wanted to ask if someone knew if Samuel Contesti could skate for Monaco?

I think he's gonna skate for Italy...

Impenetrables must be impenetraveis in portuguese , that means we cannot know nothing not matter how we try,,

Am I right!!!???

Yes!!! French and portuguese are closes

I'm happy that Samuel skate for Italy, it will be the best for him

I have read somewhere that Marilyn and Yannick could split up .

To tell the truth, I don't know what to think... I saw them less than a month ago, skating together at my club gala (it's their club too). But I don't know if they train together this summer

I think we have to wait and see...