#christina savchenko

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Christina Savchenko from Canada🇨🇦 performing at the 2022 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro

photo credits: Ricardo Bufolin

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A goodbye

After almost 12 (!) years, it’s time for me to say goodbye to this blog. It will not be deleted though.

Here’s a (pretty rough and I’m sure not full) list of skaters featured here. They’re listed in alphabetical order by the first name (so “Ashley Wagner” is under “A” and not “W”). I know it’s not the correct way to do this thing but it was easier for me. Also, if you can’t find someone, try searching within the blog or just general Tumblr search.

Thank you for the company and bye!

Women

Adelina Sotnikova

Akiko Suzuki

Alaine Chartrand

Alena Kostornaia

Alena Leonova

Alexandra Trusova

Alexia Paganini

Alina Zagitova

Alissa Czisny

Alysa Liu

Amber Glenn

Amelie Lacoste

Anna Pogorilaya

Anna Shcherbakova

Ashley Wagner

Audrey Shin

Bradie Tennell

Carolina Kostner

Christina Gao

Cynthia Phaneuf

Ekaterina Gordeeva

Elena Radionova

Elene Gedevanishvili

Elizabet Tursynbaeva

Elizaveta Nugumanova

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Emmi Peltonen

Eunsoo Lim

Evgenia Medvedeva

Gabrielle Daleman

Gracie Gold

Haein Lee

Irina Slutskaya

Jenna McCorkell

Jenni Saarinen

Joannie Rochette

Josefin Taljegard

Joshi Helgesson

Julia Lipnitskaya

Kaetlyn Osmond

Kailani Craine

Kanako Murakami

Kaori Sakamoto

Karen Chen

Kiira Korpi

Kristi Yamaguchi

Ksenia Makarova

Lara Naki Gutmann

Laura Lepisto

Laurine Lecavelier

Loena Hendrickx

Madeline Schizas

Mae Berenice Meite

Mai Mihara

Mao Asada

Maria Artemieva

Maria Sotskova

Mariah Bell

Marin Honda

Michelle Kwan

Miki Ando

Mirai Nagasu

Polina Edmunds

Polina Korobeynikova

Pooja Kalyan

Rachael Flatt

Roberta Rodeghiero

Rika Hongo

Rika Kihira

Samantha Cesario

Sarah Meier

Sasha Cohen

Satoko Miyahara

Shizuka Arakawa

Sofia Samodurova

Stanislava Konstantinova

Viktoria Helgesson

Yelim Kim

Yu-Na Kim

Wakaba Higuchi

Zijun Li

Men

Adam Rippon

Adian Pitkeev

Alban Preaubert

Alexei Bychenko

Alexei Yagudin

Artur Gachinski

Brendan Kerry

Boyang Jin

Brian Joubert

Brian Orser

Chafik Besseghier

Daisuke Takahashi

Daniel Samohin

Denis Ten

Deniss Vasiljevs

Dmitri Aliev

Evan Lysacek

Evgeni Plushenko

Florent Amodio

Han Yan

Ilia Kulik

Jason Brown

Javier Fernandez

Jeffrey Buttle

Jeremy Abbott

Jeremy Ten

Johnny Weir

Joshua Farris

Jun-Hwan Cha

Max Aaron

Ryan Bradley

Michal Brezina

Keegan Messing

Keiji Tanaka

Kevin Aymoz

Kevin Reynolds

Kevin Van Der Perren

Kurt Browning

Matteo Rizzo

Mikhail Kolyada

Maxim Kovtun

Misha Ge

Moris Kvitelashvili

Nam Nguyen

Nan Song

Nathan Chen

Nobunari Oda

Patrcik Chan

Richard Dornbush

Sergei Voronov

Shawn Sawyer

Shoma Uno

Stephane Lambiel

Stephen Carriere

Takahiko Kozuka

Takahito Mura

Tatsuki Machida

Tomas Verner

Vincent Zhou

Yuma Kagiyama

Yuzuru Hanyu

Pairs

Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim

Alexandra Boikova and Dmitri Kozlovski

Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam

Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy/Bruno Massot

Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig

Anabelle Langlois and Cody Hey

Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov

Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc

Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin/Joshua Reagan/Hamash Gaman

Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett/John Coughlin

Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang

Deanna Stellato and Nate Bartholomay / Maxime Deschamps

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Harley Windsor

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov

Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov

Felicia Zhang and Nate Bartolomay

Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Sperroff/Nate Bartolomay

Haven Denney and Brendan Frazier

Jamie Sale and David Pelletier

Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison/Sebastien Wolfe

Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau

Katarina Gerboldt and Alexander Enbert

Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker

Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch/Michael Marinaro

Kristina Astakhova and Alexei Rogonov

Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov

Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Mausiradze/Dylan Moscovitch

Maria Mukhortova and Maxim Trankov

Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir/Mervin Tran

Mary Beth Marley and Rockne Brubaker

Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford

Miriam Ziegler and Severin Kiefer

Narumi Takahashi and Mervin Tran/Ryuichi Kihara

Natalia Zabijako and Alexander Enbert

Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise

Paige Lawrence and Rudi Swiegers

Peng Cheng and Hao Zhang/Yang Jin

Qing Pang and Jian Tong

Rena Inoue and John Baldwin

Riku Mihura and Ryuichi Kihara

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek

Tae-Ok Ryom and Ju-Sik Kim

Tarah Kayne and Denny O'Shea

Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin

Tatiana Volosozhar and Stanislav Morozov/Maxim Trankov

Valentina Marchei and Ondrej Hotarek

Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres

Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov/Andrei Deputat

Wenjing Sui and Cong Han

Xiaoyu Yu and Yang Jin/Hao Zhang

Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao

Xuehan Wang and Lei Wang

Yuko Kavaguti and Alexaner Smirnov

Ice Dance

Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski

Alisa Agafonova and Alper Ucar

Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton / Matthew Blackmer

Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin

Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin

Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte

Anna Yanovskaya and Sergei Mozgov

Carolane Soucisse and Shane Firus

Cecilia Torn and Jussiville Partanen

Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri

Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev

Ekaterina Riazanova and Ilia Tkachenko

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov/Ruslan Zhiganshin

Elisabeth Paradis and Francois-Xavier Ouellette

Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates

Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali

Federica Testa and Lucas Csolley

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron

Isabella Tobias and Deividas Stagniunas/Ilia Tkachenko

Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje

Kana Muramoto and Chris Reed / Daisuke Takahashi

Kavita Lorenz and Panagiotis Polizoakis

Kharis Ralph and Asher Hill

Ksenia Monko and Kirill Khaliavin

Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

Madison Chock and Greg Zuerlein / Evan Bates

Madison Hubbell and Kiefer Hubbell/Zachary Donohue

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani

Mari-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon

Marina Anissina and Gwendal Peizerat

Margarita Drobiazko and Povilas Vanagas

Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Misato Komatsubara and Tim Koleto

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Natalia Kaliszek and Maksim Spodyrev

Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat

Nicole Orford and Thomas Williams/Asher Hill

Nora Hoffmann and Maxim Zavozin

Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin

Olivia Smart and Adria Diaz

Penny Coomes and Nicholas Buckland

Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Sara Hurtado and Adria Diaz

Sinead Kerr and John Kerr

Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu

Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto

Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov

Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir

Tiffany Zahorski and Jonathan Guerreiro

Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier

Viktoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov

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Masterlist VM Astrology

Tessa:

intro: Taurus and Libra

intro: the goat

Venus

elements: earth air

The moon’s nodes and life purpose

Juno (partnership)

Saturn return pt. 1

Saturn return pt. 2

Saturn return pt. 3 Chiron

Saturn return pt. 4 Saturn and Mars

Sesquiquadrates and Work

Tessa’s 30th Birthday Chart

Tessa’s Mercury

Tessa’s Venus

Tessa’s Jupiter

Quindeciles Pt. 1 Tessa

Thor’s Hammer: Tessa

Tessa’s 31st Birthday Chart

Pallas

Tessa’s 32nd Birthday Chart

Tessa’s 33rd Birthday Chart

Zoe

Tessa transits: below

Scott:

intro: sun and mars and venus

intro: saturn

intro: neptune

intro: possible moons

chart shape

elements: earth fire air

The moon’s nodes and life purpose

Chiron wounds

Chiron pt. 2 transits

Juno pt. 1

Juno (and Tessa’s North Node)

Thor’s Hammer

Scott and his South Node in Libra

Coach Scott

Scott’s 32nd Birthday Chart

Scott: Virgo

Venus in Virgo

Mercury in Virgo

Mars in Virgo

Quindeciles Pt. 2: Scott

Quindeciles Pt. 3: Scott

Scott: 33rd Birthday Chart

Uranus stationing direct

Scott: 34th Birthday Chart

Astro bits: Mercury square Uranus

Astro bits: Venus square Saturn

Scott transits: below

Tessa and Scott:

The skating partnership

The skating partnership pt. 2: their coaches

The skating partnership pt. 3: on the ice

The skating partnership pt. 4: Pyeongchang

Their connection pt. 1

Their connection pt. 2: Gemini and Virgo

Their connection pt. 3: Mercury

Venus pt. 1

The bubble

The bubble pt. 2: grand trines

The bubble pt. 3: more patterns

The moon’s nodes and life purpose

Compatibility pt. 1

Compatibility pt. 2 Saturn

Compatibility pt. 3 Venus and Mars

2008-2010 pt. 1

2008-2010 pt. 2

Lilith and Eros pt.1 

Lilith and Eros pt. 2

Quindeciles pt. 1 Tessa

VM’s Composite Chart Pt. 1: Sun in Cancer

VM’s Composite Chart Pt. 2: Mercury and Venus in Cancer

VM’s Composite Chart Pt. 3: Moon and Juno 

VM’s Composite Chart Pt. 4: Mars

VM Synastry Pt. 1 Planets

RTR:

Patrick Chan

Carolina Kostner

Kaetlyn Osmond 

Elvis Stojko

Max and Tati

Jeremy Abbott

Guillaume Côté

RTR: Tour Chart 10/5/2019 Abbotsford

RTR: Tour Chart Pt. 2 New Moon in Scorpio and Thor’s Hammer 

RTR: Tour Chart Pt. 3 10th House Stellium

RTR: Tour Chart Pt. 4 Vesta

RTR: Last Show 11/23/2019 St. John’s

Team Canada:

Jeff Buttle

Marie-France and Patch

Marjorie Lajoie and Zach Lagha

Lajoie Lagha and coaches

Lajoie Lagha: Saturn Uranus transits

Eric Radford 

Eric Radford (and Chiddy)

Eric Radford (and Tessa)

Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje

Meagan Duhamel

Charlie Bilodeau: unaspected Sun

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon Pt. 1

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon Pt. 2: MF and VM

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon Pt. 3: Patch and VM

Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz

Gabrielle Daleman

Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud

Laurence Fournier-Beaudry and Nikølaj Sorenson

Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier

Elladj Balde

Jamie Sale

Keegan Messing

Nam Nguyen and Keegan Messing

Vanessa James and Eric Radford

Roman Sadovsky

Canton:

Marina Zueva

VM and Marina Zueva

Davis and White: Saturn and Pluto Mutual Reception 2012-14

Meryl Davis and Charlie White

Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani

Tanith White

Scott and Charlie

Tessa and Meryl

IAM Ontario:

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko

Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko: the Great Conjunction

Carreira Ponomarenko and coaches

Haley Sales and Nicholas Wamsteeker

Skaters:

Skating partners: VM, P/C, and Stepanova and Bukin

Yuzuru Hanyu

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva

Anna Capellini and Luca Lanotte

Alina Zagitova

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson

Asher Hill

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

Michelle Kwan

Denis Ten

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue

Aljona Savchenko

Jason Brown

Evgenia Medvedeva

Yuna Kim

Marin Honda

Amber Glenn

Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker

Daisuke Takahashi

Elizaveta Shanaeva and Devid Naryzhnyy

Ashley Wagner

Nathan Chen

Madison Chock and Evan Bates

Hurtado/Diaz split

Sara Hurtado and Kirill Khaliavin

Olivia Smart and Adrian Diaz

Kaori Sakamoto

Sui Wenjing and Han Cong

Juulia Turkkila and Matthias Versluis

Wakaba Higuchi

Satoko Miiyahara

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara

Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot

Loena Hendrickx

Vincent Zhou

Coaches

Marina Zueva

Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon Pt. 1

Eteri Tutberidze

Aspects of Astrology

Sun and Venus Conjunction in Composite Charts

Moon Phases

Retrograde planets and transits

Annual Profections

Nodes of the Moon

Out of bounds planets

Out of bounds: how to find them in your chart

Out of bounds: the moon

Birthday twins

Events and Transits:

April in Korea

April in Korea pt. 2

Tessa’s 30th Bday Month pt. 1

Tessa’s 30th Bday Month pt. 2

Scott Mallorca Transits pt. 1

Scott Mallorca Transits pt. 2

Japan: Transits and Patterns

Japan: New Moon in Gemini June 3, 2019

Fantasy on Ice 2019: Transits

Fantasy on Ice 2019: Transits pt. 2

CWOF Aug. 7 Transits

Full Moon in Pisces and Venus in Libra 9/14/19

Retirement: Saturn Return and Direct

Tessa and Kaitlyn Weaver: Saturn Return

Lilith and Eros and New Moon 9/28/19 pt. 1

Lilith and Eros and the New Moon 9/28/19 pt. 2

RTR: Tour Chart Pt. 2 New Moon in Scorpio and Thor’s Hammer

Scott Moir: transits May 2020

Tessa Virtue: transits May-June 2020

Scott Moir: eclipses June 2020

Tessa Virtue: July 5 Eclipse transits

Scott Moir: transits July 2020

Tessa Virtue: transits and New Moon in Leo August 2020

Tessa Virtue: New Moon in Virgo 9/17/20

Tessa Virtue: Full Moon in Aries 10/1/20

Scott Moir: Full Moon in Taurus 10/31/20

Tessa Virtue: Lunar Eclipse 11/30/20

Scott Moir: Lunar Eclipse 11/30/20

Scott Moir: Solar Eclipse 12/14/20

Scott Moir: Full Moon 2/27/21 and Transits

Tessa Virtue: Full Moon 2/27/21 and Transits

Scott Moir: Mercury cazimi at 29 Aries and transits April 2021 

Tessa Virtue: Mars return square Chiron May 2021

VM “reunion” August 2021

Tessa and Scott commentate Olympic rhythm dance

Tessa and Scott commentate Olympic free dance

The Skater Zodiac:

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Scorpio

Sagittarius

Capricorn

Aquarius

Pisces

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Favourite Current Skaters Watchpost

Playlist

Skater/s (COUNTRY, age/s, most significant individual achievement) favourite programs

Ladies

Kaetlyn Osmond (CAN, 22, Olympic bronze medalist, world champion) SP FP 1 FP 2 EX

Wakaba Higuchi (JPN, 17, world silver medalist) SP FP EX

Alina Zagitova (RUS, 16, Olympic champion) SP FP EX

Evgenia Medvedeva (RUS, 18, Olympic silver medalist, world champion) SP FP EX

Special throwback: Yuna Kim (KOR, Olympic champion) SP FP EX

Mens

Patrick Chan (CAN, 27, Olympic silver medalist, world champion) SP FP EX

Pairs

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya / Harley Windsor (AUS, 18 / 21, world junior champions) SP FP EX

Wenjing Sui / Cong Han (CHN, 23 / 26, Olympic silver medalists, world champions) SP FP EX

Aljona Savchenko / Bruno Massot (GER, 29 / 34, Olympic champions) SP FP EX

Special throwback: Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov (RUS, Twice Olympic champions) SP FP EX 1 EX 2

Ice Dance

Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir (CAN, 29 / 31, Twice Olympic champions, most decorated Olympic figure skaters) CD OD SD FD 1 FD 2 EX

Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA, 24 / 27, Olympic bronze medalists) SD FD 1 FD 2 EX

Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donahue (USA, 27 / 27, world silver medalists) SD FD EX

Christina Carreira / Anthony Ponomorenko (USA, 18 / 17, world junior silver medalists) SD FD

Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN, 29 / 31, world silver medalists) SD FD EX

Shoutout to the one (1) program that PC (FRA) ever did that I liked! FD

Juniors

Alena Kostornaia (RUS, 15, world junior silver medalist) SP FP EX

Anna Shcherbakova (RUS, 14, JGP Bratislava 2018 champion) SP FP

You Young (KOR, 14, Korean senior ladies champion, JGP Bratislava 2018 bronze medalist) SP FP EX

Alysa Liu (USA, 12, United States junior ladies champion 2018) SP FP FP (3A)

Stephen Gogolev (CAN, 13, Canadian junior mens champion 2017, JGP Bratislava 2018 champion) SP FP

Natalie D’Alessandro / Bruce Waddell (CAN, Ice Dance, 14 / 16, Canadian pre-novice 2016 and novice 2017 dance champions) RD FD

Elizaveta Shanaeva / Devid Naryzhnyy (RUS, Ice Dance, 15 / 18, JGP Bratislava 2018 silver medalists) RD FD

Marjorie Lajoie / Zachary Lagha (CAN, Ice Dance, 17 / 19, Canadian junior dance champions, JGP finalists) RD FD

Novice/Younger

Ashlie Slatter / Atl Ongay Perez (GBR, Ice Dance, 8 / 10, British basic novice dance champions 2017) PD FD

Note: some might have ‘better programs’ but these are my favourites

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Hello, coach-change anon again:) Turns out I don't have just two questions. Here goes: 1) What's the implication of Carreira/Ponomarenko moving up to seniors? Competitive pool outlook? 2) What's the implication of the Knierim going to be coached by Aljona Savchenko? Your thoughts about her going into coaching? 3) Original source for Scott's "Umbrellas" quote? The "naive kids..." one :) 4) What program was that Scott referenced in the show, the "a lot of passion/what were parents thinking" THANKS

This was another doozy of a reply, and for that I apologize. But I pretty much just try to answer all the questions above. Prettyyyyy fun stuffff :))) #I’m getting worse at this #CLICKBAIT stuff.  

Hi again coach change anon! (finally, sorry for the hold up)

I’m just going to go through your questions in order because I feel like that’s easiest for both of us :)

Ok so Christina and Anthony, my sweet sweet children (who aren’t that much younger than me, so I’m just making this weird now). I am super proud of them and think that they are totally ready to move up to senior. They are still somewhat young, but given their accomplishments from this past season, I feel like moving up to senior’s probably a better choice than just sitting around in junior and being almost guaranteed to win everything. HOWEVER, this doesn’t mean that it’s going to be a smooth ride to the top for them. The US ice dance field is very deep, and has been for at least the past 10 years. Even with the shibs taking a season off, we already have our top 3 teams: JLB and KHaw, Bock, and HD, all of whom are training at the same rink with the same coaches, so it will be interesting to see how that plays out. (quick tangent, but I sort of thought Madi and Evan were going to retire which would have opened up another top US dance spot, but I was wrong. Womp womp.) Furthermore, there are the teams who moved up to senior more recently (the Parsons, Carpenter and McNamara) who are pretty much just chilling and waiting for the already established teams to retire so that they can grab those top spots. Although it’s great that the US consistently has such excellent ice dance teams, this kind of creates a traffic jam of sorts that can be stunting to the development of the newer seniors. For example, if we look at Kaitlin and Jean Luc, they have been skating together for a little while and have been consistently in that 4th/5th place spot among the US teams for several years now. Although they are an absolutely fantastic team (I got to see them live about a month ago, that Austin Powers program was very high quality. A+.), by the time they have gotten to the place that they are now of being this “great new up and coming team”, they are already the same ages as the top teams from other countries like Papadakis and Cizeron. To make a long story short, although I am very excited for Christina and Anthony to be making this next step in their career, I also am a little nervous that they will get stuck waiting for the older teams to retire before they can move to the top. On the bright side, however, it seems that these two already have a bit more stacked résumé as well as a pretty loyal fan base as juniors, than many of the other up-and-coming US teams. I think that many people (including myself) see a lot of potential in them, and given the right amount of training and dedication, I fully believe that they may be able to surpass many of the other US teams who are already competing at the senior level. BUT, these are all just my takes and opinions, and I in no way am going to claim that I am an all-knowing ice dance god, or that I can predict the future of the sport. So really we’ll just have to wait and see how things play out.

I’m going to preface this by saying that I’m really not a huge pairs person. That being said, sure I’m supportive of the coaching change. I honestly did think that the Knierims were going to retire this year. Watching them skate, Chris especially kind of looked like he was ready to be done. Hopefully Aljona will maybe be able to restore some of that energy and passion for the sport into their skating (but again, I don’t really know all that much about them so I could be completely off base). I think a natural next step for a lot of skaters is to begin coaching. I’m happy that Aljona is choosing to stick around and contribute to the sport especially considered what a legendary pairs skater she is. I think it might actually be beneficial to all parties involved that Aljona won’t be taking any time off before jumping into coaching (although for god’s sake the girl at least deserves a nap or something) as she will have a very current take on how the sport works - simply from having competed just last season - which is not an advantage that all coaches have. 

So that quote as said by Scottifer…“We were seventeen and nineteen at the time, so it was easy for us to portray these characters because it was sort of what we were: naïve kids who could fall in love.”…is on page 90 of their book (yes, I looked it up, I actually have a terrible memory for this sort of thing). I, unfortunately do not the own the book, but google books does! And it can be found here. 

After a bit of research, I actually couldn’t find any information about the program itself. I know that it was the free dance from the 2002-2003 season, that it was their first year competing at junior, and that they got 7th at nationals. However, because (I think???), they didn’t compete internationally, there is pretty much no information on the program itself, nor could I find any videos (sorry).If you do want to see the clip from the show with Scott talking about the photo, you can find the link to the episode here. The entire costume fitting clip starts at about 18:10, and includes some other favorites such as “KAPOW” (at 19:00). The actual “That’s a lot of passion…” quote is at about 18:30.

Sorry I couldn’t be 100% helpful for all of your questions, but nonetheless, YOU’RE WELCOME. And thank you for valuing my ranting enough to continue coming back, anon!

:)

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American skaters Chen and Zhou in top 3 after men’s short

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American skaters Chen and Zhou in top 3 after men’s short

ASSAGO, Italy (AP) Olympic figure skating champions Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany set a world record as they claimed their first world title as a pair with a flawless program packed with daring and grace on Thursday.

The silver went to Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia skating fast, even if at times faltering, in eye-popping yellow polka dots to Christina Aguilera’s `’Candyman,” and the bronze to Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France, who kept their nerves and nailed the rest of their program after she fell badly on an early triple throw.

Massot’s mouth fell open as the free program score was read out: 162.86 points, topping their own world record at the Olympics just a month ago of 159.81 and more than 18 points ahead of the second-placed Russians. Their total score, 245.84, also set a record.

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`’It was exactly the season we wanted,” Massot said.

A former French skater, Massot teamed with Savchenko in 2014 after her former partner, Robyn Szolkowy, retired after their fifth world title together.

”’I realized today the crazy work I had to do over these four years,” Massot said. `’It was hard work for her to bring me to her level. And hard work for me to come to her level.”

The Germans’ mastery came through as Massot lifted Savchenko with just one arm, with super-high triple-twist lifts and jump combinations that earned them execution bonuses, and inventive moves like gliding across the ice with their inclined bodies forming an X.

Their musical choice suggested the height of their jumps and throws: `’La Terre vue du ciel,” or `’Earth viewed from heaven,” by the French-Moroccan composer Armand Amar. Savchenko-Massot opened with a sky-high triple-twist, followed with a throw triple flip, and a triple-double-double jump. The momentum continued through the final move, with Massot holding Savchenko aloft head-down, before spinning her gently up and down for the dramatic release. Both kissed the ice.

Savchenko said the emotional release at the end of the worlds was greater than at the Olympics because friends and family who couldn’t be in South Korea were with them in Italy. `’It was for us a motivation to be here. We gave all the energy. We skated with heart,” she said.

French pair James and Cipres added the throw triple salchow that nearly tripped them up just last week. James said she was having trouble recalibrating to the triple from quads. Her blade failed to grab the ice as she landed and she fell flat, sending a gasp through the crowd.

`’I got the wind knocked out of me,” she said, adding that over the last year `’I learned that a mistake can’t win or lose a competition but what you do next is what can change everything. … At that moment I forgot the pain, Morgan was asking me if I was OK, and I didn’t even reply. I was like, `I need to go into my next thing.”’

Tarasova and Morozov earned 144.24 with their routine, as he faltered on a couple of jumps.

Nathan Chen of the U.S. neatly vanquished ghosts of the Olympic short program to finish first going into the men’s final free.

Mikhail Kolyada of Russia was second with a program he simplified after the Pyeongchang Games. Vincent Zhou of the U.S. was one of the few skaters to improve his Olympic performance to place third.

After bombing the short in South Korea, Chen wanted to redeem himself at the worlds.

”Ultimately, I am proud of what I did,” Chen said.

The U.S. champion hit two quads, one in combination, but the landings were a little off and he was marked slightly down. Still, the 101.94 score was a huge improvement on the 82.27 at the Olympics, though still shy of his personal best.

Two favorites, Olympic silver medalist Shomo Uno of Japan and Jin Boyang of China, skated error-prone programs and remained within striking distance of the podium.

Uno, the only male Olympic medalist at the worlds, missed a triple-triple combo, tacking on a double after a step out. He finished in fifth despite a huge quad and triple axel. Jin nearly landed on the boards after an under-rotated quad, finishing in fourth going into the final free on Saturday.

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Daniella Matar contributed to this report.

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Germany’s Aljona Savchenko, Bruno Massot earn gold in pairs figure skating

A flawless free skate run won the German duo the gold.

The German team of Ajona Savchenko and Bruno Massot stole the show in pairs free skate, pulling off a record-breaking high score to leap into first place and grab the gold medal. Their score of 159.31 set an Olympic record for pairs figure skating.

Weinjing Sui and Cong Han of China took silver, while Canada’s team of Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford settled for the bronze. One of the gold medal favorites, Russians Evegeni Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, didn’t even make the podium after a poor free skate run.

It all came down to the end with the final four teams, and only five points separating the four. Savchenko and Massot needed a perfect run to rebound from their disappointing short program, and pulled off what might be the best of their career. Nearly flawless skating and tricks led to a stunning program that got the crowd on their feet. Their gold medal was well-earned in the end.

Duhamel and Radford were up after the Germans. They had a run up to their usual high standards, though a few minor technical issues cost them. With no margin for error at this level, that ultimately ended their shot at gold, but 153.33 was still good enough to get on the podium.

Despite entering the night first place, Sui and Han couldn’t recapture the magic of their short program. They had a rough start with multiple miscues, and the closing stretch wasn’t quite enough to make up for it. Once again, no margin for error — a 153.08 barely denied them first place.

Finally, Tarasova and Morozov capped off the night with Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman” — an odd choice for a gold medal contender, to say the least. It ended up being a disastrous run, with a 143.25 score taking them off the podium entirely.

Odds and ends

The only American team in the finals was the Knierim couple of Alexa and Chris. Despite being the most sickeningly sweet couple at the Olympics and skating to the Ghost soundtrack on Valentine’s Day, the Knierims had a rather poor run and finished near the bottom of the standings.

Keeping with the Valentine’s Day theme, Annike Hocke and Ruben Blommaert of Germany used “Romeo and Juliet” by Abel Korzeniowki. They managed the weakest score in the field, however.

The Russians had three teams make it to the finals. The first one, Kristina Astakhova and Alexei Rogonov, used music from the La La Land soundtrack. Yet another solid choice from a team taking advantage of more choices this year — this is the first Olympics where music with lyrics is allowed. However, the music was the only highlight for Astakhova and Rogonov, who got a low score after multiple falls and mistakes.

France’s Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres had perhaps the boldest song choice yet, the Disturbed cover of “The Sound of Silence.” Their actual run was well-received despite a bad fall in the middle, leading them to a short-lived first place with a 143.19 score and 218.53 overall.

Not to be outdone, the Chinese duo of Xiaoyu Yu and Hao Zhang skated to the Star Wars soundtrack. There were a few glaring errors in their program, though, which deflated their score and knocked them out of podium contention.

Last up was the top four teams, creating all the drama and tension you could want from Olympic figure skating.

Here are the full results below.

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OK, January 4

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Cover: Ashton Kutcher haunted by his mistakes

Page 2: Contents 

Page 4: Jennifer Garner ready for romance -- Jennifer has proven she’s fine on her own but she’s eager for her happy ending and has even set her sights on some of Hollywood’s most eligible hunks like Chris Evans but seems happily single; she binge-watched Outlander and was totally taken with Sam Heughan and she also finds Martin Henderson very sexy but heard he has a girlfriend 

Page 6: After a tumultuous few years Hayden Panettiere’s 2021 is looking bright and she’s been working on herself since her split from toxic ex-boyfriend Brian Hickerson -- she’s taken control of her life and is making good choices -- she’s been able to rebuild her life and her relationship with her daughter Kaya who lives in Ukraine with her dad and next on her agenda is reviving her once-hot career

Page 7: Justin Bieber who’s been a devoted member of the controversial celeb-favored Hillsong Church for years is studying to become a minister -- Justin has long credited Hillsong and especially charismatic and recently fired pastor Carl Lentz for saving him from his dark period of drugs, public meltdowns and arrests -- Justin doesn’t plan to give up his music career but he feels there’s a bigger calling out there for him

* Jessica Simpson has signed deals for both a docuseries and a fictionalized series based on her life but not everyone is so pumped about her tell-all tendencies and least of all is her ex-husband Nick Lachey -- for Nick it’s just dredging up a past that’s better left alone and Nick hopes that Jessica goes easy on him in the scripted series but deep down knows there’s precious little chance of that

* Madonna is majorly inserting herself in her daughter Lourdes Leon’s love life and she’s constantly on the phone asking how things are going between Lourdes and her socialite beau of three years Jonathan Puglia and she wants to know when they’re making things official -- Madonna even pushes for double dates so she can bring her 26-year-old boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams -- Lourdes appreciates how much her mom cares but she’s finding all the micromanaging too much to handle 

Page 8: Jason Aldean who boasts an $80 million fortune loves splashing his cash around especially when it comes to his children -- the singer who shares son Memphis and daughter Navy with wife Brittany and girls Kendyl and Keeley with his ex likes being seen as the moneybags and leaves tough love to the kids’ moms and he’s always pulling out $100 bills for his teens and buying his little ones new clothes, toys and high-tech gadgets even though they’re so young -- he’s definitely spoiling the kids but nobody complains about it so he just keeps on buying them stuff because nothing makes him happier 

* The milestone 6-0 is still months away but George Clooney is planning to do some serious partying for his birthday and he’s sparing no expense -- he’s looking at celebrations across the States and Europe plus a boys-only getaway to Mexico 

* Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence are having a blast filming their first movie together so much so that tongues are wagging about the pair’s fiery chemistry on the set -- even though Leo and Jen behave like total pros when the cameras aren’t rolling there’s a running joke among the cast and crew that Jen’s marriage to Cooke Maroney could be in trouble -- of course the reality is that Jen is crazy about her husband and Leo who is dating model Camila Morrone has a strict rule never to get involved with costars but still there’s an attraction that can’t be denied 

Page 10: Red Hot on the Red Carpet -- stars get glamorous in glitzy looks -- Alexa Chung, Tiffany Haddish

Page 11: Maya Hawke, Sarah Hyland 

Page 12: Who Wore It Better? Yara Shahidi vs. Cindy Bruna, Becky G vs. Sofia Carson 

Page 13: Celine Dion vs. Shailene Woodley

Page 14: News in Photos -- Jessie James Decker in a pink bikini in Nashville

Page 15: Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt and their son Gunner doing a Christmas card shoot in L.A., Jessica Alba spent the day handing out Honest goodies at the Baby2Baby Holiday Drive-Thru Distribution in L.A. 

Page 16: Gwen Stefani rocked a cat-themed holiday jumpsuit while on the way to the recording studio in Santa Monica, Leighton Meester surfing in Malibu 

Page 17: Maria Sharapova brought back the 1970s during a photoshoot in L.A., Pink kept it casual during a coffee run to Starbucks in L.A., Tia Mowry returned home with a full trunk of gifts and goodies in L.A. 

Page 18: Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas exploring London 

Page 20: Let’s Get Physical -- Robin Wright took her bicycle out for a spin in L.A., Chris Hemsworth shows off his ripped body while lifting a tire, Winnie Harlow in L.A. 

Page 22: Deck the Halls -- newly-engaged Jonathan Bennett gushed of spending his first Christmas with fiance Jaymes Vaughan, Jonathan and Drew Scott dressed as elves 

Page 23: Jon Bon Jovi and his dog, Selena Gomez with her dog Winnie in front of the Christmas tree, Brooke Burke kicked off the season by signing ornaments that will be auctioned off by Operation Smile 

Page 24: Malin Akerman arranged the sheets and blankets and pillows at a Hotel Style Collection from Walmart event in NYC, Jeremy Renner filmed a scene for Hawkeye in NYC, Chrishell Stause stepped out for a morning walk with her rescue pooch Gracie in L.A. 

Page 26: Inside My Home -- Marc Anthony’s elegant estate in Coral Gables, Florida 

Page 28: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart are planning to renew their vows on Valentine’s Day which is 12 years to the day after Harrison proposed to Calista on their sprawling Jackson Hole, Wyoming ranch -- Calista is incredibly touched that Harrison is organizing this and he’s thoughtfully arranging to have her favorite flowers to be flown in and has already booked a local band and a caterer and baker 

Page 29: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski might be ready for baby No. 3 but friends are encouraging them to get their marriage on track first -- the two have had a tough couple of years and John can be hard to deal with and cranky when he’s working -- while the duo tend to put a super-positive spin on their marriage in public not everyone is convinced things are so rosy at home but Emily wants another child and so does John so they’re willing to take the risk 

* Meghan Markle and Prince Harry plan to kick off 2021 with a much-needed tropical vacation -- after an emotionally turbulent year Meghan and Harry are ready for this break -- following a quiet Christmas at home the couple is looking forward to relaxing on a warm beach somewhere, sleeping in, soaking up nature’s beauty and reconnecting as a couple -- they’re considering a private island in Hawaii or off the coast of Fiji 

Page 30: Taylor Swift who’s been collecting bridal magazines and wedding ideas since she was a teen will have to adjust to the idea of a small sequestered affair when her boyfriend Joe Alwyn officially pops the question -- the once-outgoing singer has turned into a hermit since hooking up with the British actor who insists on total privacy and loathes attention and now Tay’s inner circle is said to be worried that in Joe’s continued efforts to fly under the radar he’ll ultimately nix the lavish nuptials Taylor’s long envisioned

* Justin Timberlake and Olivia Wilde have a past -- dating briefly in 2011 and costarring in two films but they won’t have a future if Justin’s wife Jessica Biel has any say -- Justin is eager to work with newly single Olivia again but the collab between the old pals is a total no-no as far as Jess is concerned because she’s always seen Olivia as a threat and particularly now that she’s split from Jason Sudeikis

* Love Bites -- Bachelor Nation’s Emily Ferguson and hockey player William Karlsson are engaged, Christina Milian and Matt Pokora have another baby on the way, Gleb Savchenko and Cassie Scerbo dating 

Page 32: Cover Story -- Ashton Kutcher haunted by his past -- the actor is wrestling with major demons and regrets -- the grisly murder of his then-girlfriend Ashley Ellerin has stayed with him -- Ashton and wife Mila Kunis have weathered some storms but they’re in a good place now

Page 36: Celebrity Dads and Their Darling Daughters -- Michael and Carys Douglas, John and Ella Bleu Travolta, Lionel and Sofia Richie 

Page 37: Don and Dakota Johnson, Phil and Lily Collins 

Page 38: Ryan and Ava Phillippe, Mark and Lola Consuelos, Johnny and Lily-Rose Depp 

Page 39: Lenny and Zoe Kravitz, Clint and Francesca Eastwood, Alec and Ireland Baldwin, Rod and Ruby Stewart 

Page 40: Interview -- Charlize Theron does it all -- the actress, mom and producer talks about taking on projects that are close to her heart 

Page 42: New Year, New You -- kick-start a healthy 2021 with these celeb-approved wellness resolutions 

Page 46: Style Week -- Good American cofounded by Khloe Kardashian recently launched its first-ever footwear collection 

Page 54: Entertainment 

Page 55: Q&A with Brian Austin Green 

Page 58: Buzz -- Prince George and Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis joined their parents Prince William and Duchess Kate on the red carpet for the very first time and held hands on their way to London’s Palladium to watch the National Lottery’s Pantoland

Page 60: Sound Bites -- Gwyneth Paltrow on getting starstruck, Kurt Russell on wife Goldie Hawn’s penchant for sleeping in total darkness, Jimmy Fallon on which SNL costar he’d want to be stuck on a desert island with (Tina Fey), Chrissy Teigen on being embarrassed 

Page 61: Megan Thee Stallion on the guidance she gets from Jay-Z and Beyonce, Frances McDormand on hooking up with husband Joel Coen, Chad Michael Murray on seeing pics from his heartthrob days, Rachel Brosnahan on what the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel fans can look forward to 

Page 62: Horoscope -- Capricorn John Legend turned 42 on December 28

Page 64: By the Numbers -- Larry David 

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