European Figure Skating Championships 2007

Bea wrote:

Portuguese commentators just said after the FD that SDS was a fabulous, fantastic performance, one of the best performances they had seen ever in Ice dance! Of course my country doesn't count, we don't even have skaters, but it's just to let you know what portuguese commentators said!

Noooooo ! It's very very interesting to know what Portuguese commentators said ! As you don't have skaters, your commentators are not biased at all !
Of course, French commentators say that the French are the best, the Russians say that Oksana & Maxim deserved the 1st place, and it's the same in Bulgaria I guess. But Portuguese commentators can't say that your country is the best in Ice dancing, I think it's better for you when you watch TV.

Marina wrote:

Bea wrote:

Portuguese commentators just said after the FD that SDS was a fabulous, fantastic performance, one of the best performances they had seen ever in Ice dance! Of course my country doesn't count, we don't even have skaters, but it's just to let you know what portuguese commentators said!

Noooooo ! It's very very interesting to know what Portuguese commentators said ! As you don't have skaters, your commentators are not biased at all !
Of course, French commentators say that the French are the best, the Russians say that Oksana & Maxim deserved the 1st place, and it's the same in Bulgaria I guess. But Portuguese commentators can't say that your country is the best in Ice dancing, I think it's better for you when you watch TV.

I agree compltely! And by the way I just saw a tape from the Swedish TV-coverage and they actually said the same: Albena and Maxim had a fabulous FD, no mistakes, great lifts, fantastic edges, great speed and footwork, a class above all other teams. They should have been first! And the Swedish commentators are an ice dance judge and a former competitor.

Hello everyone!!

I'm also new here. I've seen Albena and Maxim live at exhibition gala in Warsaw and they were incredible!!! I'm mad that they didn't win, they realy deserved it and maybe they would have better memories from my home country. Hope they'll win the world championships.
It's a pleasure to meet you all, and Shoegirl, I can't wait for more news about A&M in Warsaw!

I found a vry intresting article about the EC from Artur Werner,unfortunately i don't understand russian very well so please could somebody translate it,at list the part for the ice dancing competition
http://www.arthurwerner.narod.ru/2007.html It is called "Варшавинка или вихри враждебные"

shoegirl wrote!

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Marina wrote:

Bea wrote:

Portuguese commentators just said after the FD that SDS was a fabulous, fantastic performance, one of the best performances they had seen ever in Ice dance! Of course my country doesn't count, we don't even have skaters, but it's just to let you know what portuguese commentators said!

Noooooo ! It's very very interesting to know what Portuguese commentators said ! As you don't have skaters, your commentators are not biased at all !
Of course, French commentators say that the French are the best, the Russians say that Oksana & Maxim deserved the 1st place, and it's the same in Bulgaria I guess. But Portuguese commentators can't say that your country is the best in Ice dancing, I think it's better for you when you watch TV.

I agree compltely! And by the way I just saw a tape from the Swedish TV-coverage and they actually said the same: Albena and Maxim had a fabulous FD, no mistakes, great lifts, fantastic edges, great speed and footwork, a class above all other teams. They should have been first! And the Swedish commentators are an ice dance judge and a former competitor

I always thought that portuguese commentators are not biased.
They have been saying that Albenna and Maxim are the best since 2004...

Marina wrote!

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Bea wrote:

Portuguese commentators just said after the FD that SDS was a fabulous, fantastic performance, one of the best performances they had seen ever in Ice dance! Of course my country doesn't count, we don't even have skaters, but it's just to let you know what portuguese commentators said!

Noooooo ! It's very very interesting to know what Portuguese commentators said ! As you don't have skaters, your commentators are not biased at all !
Of course, French commentators say that the French are the best, the Russians say that Oksana & Maxim deserved the 1st place, and it's the same in Bulgaria I guess. But Portuguese commentators can't say that your country is the best in Ice dancing, I think it's better for you when you watch Tv

You have a point! Well they don't have homeskaters to support , so they only state the truth and are very critical especially of what happens in ICE DANCE!

I began respecting our Eurosport commentators - they said that Albena and Maxim were the best!!!!

Hey, our Eurosport commentators said exactly the same thing!!!

Maggie wrote:

Hey, our Eurosport commentators said exactly the same thing!!!

And which nationality are yours??
Edit:I saw that you're from Poland, so they are polish

That's right So everyone beside the judges says that our favorite couple was the best It's not fair

shoegirl wrote:

But most of all, I´m very HAPPY that I met Aline, Alex och Sofie at the Euros! Love you girls! It has been so great to have someone to share my pasion with bout Albena & Max!!!

I´ll be back soon with more details about our Albena and Max and with some gossips:-)) My time there was so intense and I met so many people and journalists...It was amazing!!!!

Hi, shoegirl!!!
Welcome to the board! It's a pleasure to meet you, especially knowing you know some of us already! Aww... so you were in Warsaw with Aline, Alex & Sophie.. Great!!!! I know that you had a fab time
It will be very nice of you to show us your photos & videos & everything!
kisses

Maggie wrote:

That's right So everyone beside the judges says that our favorite couple was the best It's not fair

I just read an interview with Ilia Averbukh

Ilia Averbukh wrote:

I impartially think that the first place might have gone to bulgarians Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski, the second - to Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin and I'd put the frenches only to the third.

He still can't forgive the frenches for that gorgeous victory in Salt Lake so he seems not to be a fan of frenches at all

But he seems to be fan of the Bulgarians

Vania wrote:

But he seems to be fan of the Bulgarians

only from the last season after bulgarians switched to HIS coach Natalia Linichuk

I used to like Averbuch pretty much but there has been too much of him on TV lately - so I get frustrated every time I hear his funny voice

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

I used to like Averbuch pretty much but there has been too much of him on TV lately - so I get frustrated every time I hear his funny voice

well said

cute_n_gorgeous wrote:

I used to like Averbuch pretty much but there has been too much of him on TV lately - so I get frustrated every time I hear his funny voice

his voice is not only funny, but it's.. not agreable well, I just don't like his voice.. at all Sorry Ilia! Neither you nor your voice

*MAGic diable* wrote:

shoegirl wrote:

But most of all, I´m very HAPPY that I met Aline, Alex och Sofie at the Euros! Love you girls! It has been so great to have someone to share my pasion with bout Albena & Max!!!

I´ll be back soon with more details about our Albena and Max and with some gossips:-)) My time there was so intense and I met so many people and journalists...It was amazing!!!!

Hi, shoegirl!!!
Welcome to the board! It's a pleasure to meet you, especially knowing you know some of us already! Aww... so you were in Warsaw with Aline, Alex & Sophie.. Great!!!! I know that you had a fab time
It will be very nice of you to show us your photos & videos & everything!
kisses

Thank you!!! This was really sweet! I´ll share everything with you, having some troubles with my PC and my camera right now But I hope I´ll fix it soon!

*MAGic diable* wrote:

I just read an interview with Ilia Averbukh

Ilia Averbukh wrote:

I impartially think that the first place might have gone to bulgarians Albena Denkova & Maxim Staviski, the second - to Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin and I'd put the frenches only to the third.

He still can't forgive the frenches for that gorgeous victory in Salt Lake so he seems not to be a fan of frenches at all

Mwahaha True ! He still can't forgive Frenches for this victory !
And I have read that judges didn't forgive Muriel for this victory neither, that's why Isabelle & Olivier didn't get important international medals before Warsaw . I don't know what to think about that, but maybe... (but Marie-France & Patrick got a silver medal in Calgary, so... I don't know ! ).

shoegirl wrote:

Thank you!!! This was really sweet! I´ll share everything with you, having some troubles with my PC and my camera right now But I hope I´ll fix it soon!

It's nice fo you! Hope you will solve the problems soon! It's not an agreable thing to have problems.. mouais.. take your time!

Marina wrote:

Mwahaha True ! He still can't forgive Frenches for this victory !
And I have read that judges didn't forgive Muriel for this victory neither, that's why Isabelle & Olivier didn't get important international medals before Warsaw . I don't know what to think about that, but maybe... (but Marie-France & Patrick got a silver medal in Calgary, so... I don't know ! ).

The judges (the ISU) can't forgive France. Marie-Reine Le Gougne. French Federation, I think. Not Muriel exactly. And Marie & Patch are competing for Canada. Canadian federation is quite strong.
So...

*MAGic diable* wrote:

The judges (the ISU) can't forgive France. Marie-Reine Le Gougne. French Federation, I think. Not Muriel exactly. And Marie & Patch are competing for Canada. Canadian federation is quite strong.
So...

Yes, I had forgotten the "strengh" of Canadian federation.
So... you think right.

Some journalists in Warsaw commented the French Gold medal as a little reward for the French before the Worlds, because they will not get any medals at worlds The speculations were that it will be Canada/USA and Russia on the podium in Tokyo. I don´t know what to say about this. except that if it is true that they already know how it it gonna be....It is just so SAD.

When I think of this rumour that everything is already settled and the top three of the Worlds is sure for the judges... I don't know, sometimes I believe it because it happened before (like Olympics scandal) and not always everything is fair and clear (like our poor A&M at the Euros )
but sometimes I don't think it's true. If it was like that, Albena and Maxim wouldn't get gold last year, don't you think? Otherwise, it looks strange that they won Skate America and Grand Prix and a month later they are third??? With such a beautiful and difficult (and REALLY THE BEST) programme???

Maggie wrote:

When I think of this rumour that everything is already settled and the top three of the Worlds is sure for the judges... I don't know, sometimes I believe it because it happened before (like Olympics scandal) and not always everything is fair and clear (like our poor A&M at the Euros )
but sometimes I don't think it's true. If it was like that, Albena and Maxim wouldn't get gold last year, don't you think? Otherwise, it looks strange that they won Skate America and Grand Prix and a month later they are third??? With such a beautiful and difficult (and REALLY THE BEST) programme???

I don´t know what to believe anymore. Of course I hope that everytning is still "open" for A&M at Worlds, I really want them to win, especially after seeing them 3th in Warsaw.

Some things have no explanation. When I talk to Albenka after the OD she said that she was upset about the marks, an particularly about the one for skating skills. She said that just a month ago, at the GPFinals they had the best mark for skating skills of all couples and now the worst of the top 3 couples. She said: I´ve not forgotton how to skate during the last 4 weeks. This mark is does not depend on your day form....