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Post by Admin on Apr 30, 2017 20:08:35 GMT
Every other year the International Skating Union holds its World Team Trophy in Figure Skating competition, with each participating country sending a team of eight athletes. All five iterations have been held in Tokyo, including this year’s event, which took place last weekend. While it’s obviously an honor to be selected to represent your country, the venue no doubt meant that skater Evgenia Medvedeva was particularly happy about being picked as a member of Team Russia. See, Medvedeva is an unabashed anime fan with a particular fondness for not only ice-skating series Yuri!!! on Ice but also epoch-making magical girl franchise Sailor Moon. So for one of her performances at the event, Medvedeva decided to a piece of music the home-town crowed would instantly recognize: “Moonlight Densetsu,” the original opening theme of the Sailor Moon anime. What’s more, she did the whole thing while dressed as series protagonist Usagi Tsukino/Sailor Moon, reenacting the first episode’s opening scenes and throwing in a transformation sequence for good measure. At moments, the jubilant Medvedeva can even be seen singing along to the anime theme’s lyrics, and before leaving the ice she mouths the character’s famous line, “Tsuki ni kawatte, oshioki yo!” or “In the name of the moon, I’ll punish you!”
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Post by Admin on May 2, 2017 20:21:49 GMT
World Team Championships in Tokyo, Russian figure skater Yevgenia Medvedeva has set a world record for the amount of points in the free program. The tournament ended the day before, in the end, our team only the second. Not having time to really accept the congratulations of fans and peers, breaking the world record for the amount of points for a short program Russian figure skater Yevgeny Medvedev was again on top of the sport Olympus: 160.46 points for the free program. Thus, she set a new world record in Tokyo. Taking first place, two-time world and European champion Yevgenia Medvedeva at the World Team Championship in Japan surpassed the strongest Japanese skaters - Mai Miharu and Wakaba Higuchi. By the way, the previous world record in the long program also belonged to his wife: 154.40 points athlete received March 31 at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki. "The ice is slippery, though, of course, we were hoping that this time Jack is also not let you down. But she not only failed, but also brilliantly acted. Although I must say that it is, of course, is not easy, it is the end of the season and has already, of course, after the world Cup, none of the athletes can not keep long in shape, however, the wife did it, "- emphasized Alexander Gorshkov.
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