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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2014 14:42:08 GMT
@polinaedmunds Hello from Sochi!!!! As the Olympics is underway in Sochi, San Jose's figure skater Polina Edmunds is 1,600 miles away from Winter Games headquarters, eating a bit of ice cream and playing tourist before she takes to the ice next week. On Friday, (PST) she tweeted out photos of her in Graz, Austria, where she has been training on a rink there before heading to Russia, the homeland of her mother, Nina Edmunds, who is also one of her skating coaches. ○● Austria's ice cream~ lookin like a flower!○● #vanilla #chocolate #cinnamon ☆♡ Last week, the 15-year-old Polina, a sophomore at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, was in Munich. Not only is Polina training in Austria, but she's having a bit of fun, too. Her tweets showed her eating a flower-like Austrian ice cream with hints of vanilla, chocolate and cinnamon. Happy Valentines Day from me, Gracie, and Ashley! #BridgeOfLocks And she's also doing a bit of touring - with fellow Olympic-bound skaters, Gracie Gold and Ashley Wagner. The trio was at the Bridge of Locks earlier on Friday wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day. Throughout the world and first started in Paris, padlocks affixed to bridges have cropped up as symbols of everlasting love.
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Post by Admin on Feb 25, 2014 15:41:04 GMT
Now that that the final curtain has closed and the Olympic torch has been put out, San Jose's Polina Edmunds is headed back home, where she'll return to her regular life. "Flying home with my own row...love these half filled seats," the 15-year-old put out on Instagram early Monday morning, following the close of the Winter Games in Sochi that concluded Sunday night. @polinaedmunds Stylin in our Closing Ceremony Peacoat's at the airport ☆ Polina did not medal during her Olympic debut, but she did come in 9th, winning the admiration of many judges and countless more fans, who rooted her on in person, by watching her online and on TV, and on social media. @polinaedmunds Closing Ceremony!!!!! We just did our dance on camera!!!!!
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Post by Admin on Sept 10, 2014 23:48:50 GMT
San Jose Olympian Polina Edmunds headlines the figure skating-season opener starting Thursday at the U.S. International Classic in Salt Lake City. Edmunds, 16, will debut her new programs for the upcoming season. The Archbishop Mitty junior will skate to a Flamenco medley from a soundtrack by Johann Sebastian Bach in the short program. Her free skate is from the Peter Pan soundtrack by James Newton Howard. Edmunds, who finished ninth at the Winter Olympics, will be joined by 2010 Olympian Mirai Nagasu, Courtney Hicks and Ashley Shin. Also, Kevin Shum of Piedmont High School is scheduled to perform in men's singles at a Junior Grand Prix event starting Friday in Japan. Ice dancer Elliana Pogrebinsky of Campbell and new partner Alex Benoit also will compete in Japan. Last training session together at Champs Camp! #repost from @jeremyabbottpcf
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2015 20:01:59 GMT
USA’s Polina Edmunds had a successful season in her second year competing on the international level as a senior, taking the title at the 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships and placing a respectable eighth at the 2015 World Figure Skating Championship. At the 2015 U.S. National Figure Skating Championships, Edmunds gave a solid short program which was highlighted by a triple Lutz-triple toe and a level four on all spins and footwork for a third place finish. In the long, however, the defending silver medalist fell on a triple Lutz which cost her points and resulted in a fourth place finish overall. “I’m OK with everything that happened,” she told the press. “I pretty much fought for everything in the second half of the program. Even though I fell, I got up and continued the program and showed my fighting spirit to land the other jumps. I’m pretty happy with that.” Nevertheless, the 2014 Olympian felt confident going into the Four Continents Championships (4CC) a few weeks later. “I had all the elements and my practices were pretty consistent,” Edmunds recalled. “I did not make any changes going into that competition.” In Seoul, South Korea, the 2014 U.S. International Classic champion put out two strong programs, winning the title in her debut at this event. “I skated a great clean short program, and that brought me confidence for the long program,” said Edmunds. “I felt relieved after skating two clean difficult programs to have been in first place; I was happy I was awarded for my performances at such a big event!” With five competitions under her belt, the new Four Continents champion was ready for Worlds. “I was pretty confident after my 4CC win because I knew I could skate two clean programs, and that in itself is a goal of any skater,” she said. In Shanghai, Edmunds once again put out two good programs for an eighth place finish, although she had hoped for higher. “I know that I had very difficult elements in my programs technically, and I thought I would be rewarded for that,” said Edmunds. “This is a sport after all, and to keep up the difficulty at every competition and perform clean, is extremely difficult.” Back in training, one area that Edmunds has been focusing on is the triple flip, which received several edge calls this past season. “From the beginning, I learned a correct triple flip,” she explained. “Last year when I was growing, I changed my timing and there was a slight rock in my takeoff. This summer I was working with Alexander Fadeev, who helped me return to my former timing on the takeoff the jump.” The high school senior has two new programs for this season, both of which were choreographed by Rudy Galindo. “We have chosen a famous classical piece for the short program where I am showing my maturity, power, and classic lines,” she revealed. “My long program is to music from a wonderful Oscar Award winning movie where I am expressing the main character of the story. It’s a difficult piece because we have combined four different tempos of music, with emotions and different times of life as the main character grows.”
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Post by Admin on Jul 29, 2017 19:54:56 GMT
Polina Edmunds at Vacaville Ice 070917
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