tsforever

So, I'm looking through Junior Worlds Ex Practice vids...there's like 5 parts...first 2 were kinda useless but part 3 has some cute moments!!!

E/N start skating around 2:30, then they stop around 2:55, and then it goes back to them around 3:08 and I couldn't tell if Nikita had his around around Elena's waist or not, but it kinda pans in around 3:30, and that's what it looks like but I'm not sure...then 5:40, nothing too juicy but he's just kinda spinning around her while his hands are on her shoulders and looks like he gives her a mini massage afterwards, and then at 7:31ish...there's a cute hug...

So, I think they're either dating...or they're like TS to the point where they need to be doing something together at all times and need to have some sort of physical contact, lol...but idk....speculations anyone?



ETA: I have officially realized that these gala coordinators suck...first, that coordinator stole Tessa away from Scott when they were having a cute moment...and then here, the lady is like aggressive towards ice dancers and is just rude to others..wtf??

ETA: Cute moments start at 4:22, then 5:35, then 6:24



These two are freakin adorable!

ETA2: Since we are discussing Junior World Champions...I have to say I also like the Canadians who won second place...definitely not as strong as the Russians, but I think they also have potential..in case anyone's interested..their names are Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam.

PaperGirl

*claps* I really like the Canadians tooo! I like Mitch They're not as strong, but I still like them! *dances* /Canadianpride.

Thanks for posting the vids Lizy! I'll check them out after I'm done my very large projects

tsforever

Haha, me too...he's cute

I hope the vids are worth it! lol....I just still can't get over how adorable these two are together!!!

TygerTyger711

Speculation: I think they're almost definitely dating...I mean they are touching ALL THE TIME. And I think they're more open about their relationship than T/S, especially when they're around others.

He has his arms around her for sure! I paused it then and put it fullscreen to analyze lol...I take fangirling way too seriously

Thanks so much for these vids! I don't think I would have found them on my own!
The back massage and him spinning around her with his arms around her = adorable

beautytina

They must be dating, to hold hands like that. (VM as the one and only exception in the world that hold hands like that but are apparently not dating? that defies the law of love!!!)

& Elena's fb status says she's in a relationship.

tsforever

Well said, Tina!

Haha ok, I'm glad I'm not delusional I think we all take fangirling way too seriously, lol...there were 6 parts to the practice...and I legit watched them all, just to find cute moments of the two of them, hehe

I'm glad you girls like the videos! lol...I figured that since TS had some cute/funny moments in practice these two were bound to as well

They are quite adorable, I must say!

TygerTyger711

Definitely worth it

I was reading Elena's page on Wikipedia and apparently she trained under Igor in Canton for a while when she wasn't paired with Nikita...I wonder if she got to meet OT4!?

tsforever

Hehe yayy!!

And woah, I totally missed that when I was reading her wikipedia page, and it's like right there, too!! That's so awesome, though!! I think that's right around the time the OT4 started training with Igor and Marina too...or like a year in or so..that's so cool!!

TygerTyger711

Do they do fluff profiles of skaters in Russia? If so, I hope there will be some E/N ones next season! Some of the juiciest T/S moments come from fluff

tsforever

Yeah, the do Plus, I'm sure that if these two go to Worlds and all that fun stuff next year, they'll probably be getting a profile

And oo nice pics!! Must say though...so glad Nikita cut his hair...I think he looks so much better with the haircut, hehe

TygerTyger711

YAY! I can't wait to see some fluff!

And I found a website with TONS of ice dance photos: Ice-Dance.com's Photography Section

It seems like whoever was taking photos at the World Junior Championships was at the rink all the time! They even took photos during all the practices, morning and afternoon. I'm really impressed with their dedication

tsforever

Thanks for that site!! I shall check it out after my English tutor leaves

Can't wait to see some figure skating goodness!!

ETA: Wowza, they seriously do have a lot of pictures! That's dedication right there!!

I love this lift:


And for some reason, I also love this pic:

TygerTyger711

Here's their OD:


I love the way they start their program, with her doing the splits for that long!

At the end they are so adorable with their shout outs, devil horns and such

Elena has such a cute smile! It's almost as if she knows the slo-mo camera is doing a close-up of her when she smiles during the recap

sit_spin

I figured this would be a nice addition to the thread:

Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov: The goal is Sotchi - Figure Skating News

PaperGirl

What a fantastic article!

D'AWW they're fangirling over Tess and Scott, and Meryl and Charlie is quite adorable!

Okay, they HAVE to be dating "sexy", really Elena ? LOL, ITA.

They're cute! It was super-interesting to hear about their split and what happened there. Hmm.