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13.03.2009
I’m very happy to welcome you at my official website!
Hope you’ll be more than just a guest here. And as for me, I'll do my best to bring you joy with my skating.
Let’s stay friends forever!
Yours truly, Alena Leonova | |
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19.07.2010
Half the off-season has already passed, and the preparation for the upcoming season is in full swing. After returning from Switzerland Alena has been practicing at the home ice of the Figure Skating Academy, and today together with a group of St. Petersburg’s skaters and coaches she left for a traditional training camp in Sweden, which is to last for three weeks.
Unfortunately, because of last weeks’ tight training schedule Alena didn’t have enough spare time to share any news with you in her blog. But she still has found a way to amuse the visitors of her site :)
Below is a ‘letter of explanation’ written by Alena to her coach in the spring of 2005, after Russian Military Forces Championships which took place in Moscow. Five years later Alla Piatova came across it at her home and gave it back to Alena.
"At the first practice I felt very confident on every jump. Before the event I had set a goal of doing the best I can. At the beginning I did all the jumps. Compared to the event in Kirov I skated better, because I fully rotated my double Axel.
At the second practice I wasn’t as confident as at the first one. I could do all the jumps only at the third attempt. At the beginning of the program I found that I had trouble breathing. I tried to clear my throat, but couldn’t. I managed to recover my breath only in the second part of the program. Compared to Kirov I skated worse, but not by far. I must thoroughly prepare to the next event, so that I can do at least two clean triple jumps”.
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25.06.2010
 Here are pictures from Alena’s second trip to Switzerland, where she was working on her short program, took a course of physical training, shared the ice with two world champions, Stephane Lambiel and Daisuke Takahashi, and also visited Switzerland’s best lady skater Sarah Meier.
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15.06.2010
Last weekend 2010 Grand Prix selection was made at the ISU Congeress in Barcelona. Alena’s 8th position in the ISU standings and her last season’s best (11th in the SB list) allowed her to participate in two GP events. According to the selection, she will enter the Cup of China (November 5-7 Beijing) and the Cup of Russia (November 19-21, Moscow).
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Cup of China
Beijing, China 05-07.11.2010 |
Cup of Russia
Moscow, Russia 19-21.11.2010 |
1. Yan LIU CHN
2. TBA CHN
3. TBA CHN
4. Miki ANDO JPN
5. Akiko SUZUKI JPN
6. Yu-Na KIM KOR
7. Alena LEONOVA RUS
8. Joshi HELGESSON SWE
9. Amanda DOBBS USA
10. Kristine MUSADEMBA USA
11. Mirai NAGASU USA
12. Anastasia GIMAZETDINOVA UZB |
1. Myriane SAMSON CAN
2. Elena GLEBOVA EST
3. Valentina MARCHEI ITA
4. Miki ANDO JPN
5. Akiko SUZUKI JPN
6. Yu-Na KIM KOR
7. Alena LEONOVA RUS
8. Ksenia MAKAROVA RUS
9. TBA RUS
10. Sarah MEIER SUI
11. Ashley WAGNER USA
12. Agnes ZAWADZKI USA |
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11.06.2010
 Read about chasing after sun loungers, a fearsome moray and late-at-night discos in a new blog entry concerning a family vacation in Alanya and entitled My Summer. Pictures from Turkey are to be found here.
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