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(Date Posted:29/11/2007 22:51:53)

Here goes - my first post on the new AYP.....Alexei's book "Naprolom" will be available December 1, 2007.....

I can hardly wait to read it!!!

Karenna (I hate being small - pushed to the back of the book signing line.....hmmph!)

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RE:Alexei's Book -
(Date Posted:30/11/2007 09:46:09)

Ah --but you will make it  "straight through" in the end, Karenna.  Just "wait 'em out"! ;)

  So great that his book is out in Russian, now!

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(Date Posted:01/12/2007 12:12:44)

I can hardly wait to get my little hands on this book!  (And I have some promising news about the publishing of Alexei's book in English....the publisher is very, very interested!)

This was posted yesterday at kp but it is excerpts from Alexei's book and his disclosure of past relationships -

http://www.kp.ru/daily/24010.3/84762

I found the disclosure about his relationship with Kyoko Ina enlightening and yet a little sad - I guess it's because I come from good Russian "peasant" heritage as well.  My idea of heaven is a modest dacha with an antenna wire  for tv reception! And hay smells nice! My  father's bed was made of hay and he grew up  just fine.   And please don't forget my garden to grow tomatoes and cucumbers!

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(Date Posted:02/12/2007 14:57:18)

Thanks, Karenna, for posting the link to this 'teaser' excerpt from Alexei's book, Russian edition. I had a good laugh thinking about Kyoko having a snit fit over the mattress and pillows stuffed with hay, LOL. The culture shock for her would most probably have been total, LOL. I would rather unroll my sleeping bag on a hay mattress than sleep on the floor any day! From the sounds of it the Yagudin dacha is fairly primitive and for someone such as Kyoko, who has grown up with all the comforts of an American home, that whole experience would have been over-the-top in a negative way.

I've read a lot of comments from various people who have either read that article or seen a translation of it, and many  are appalled that Alexei would reveal this sort of information, at all. For myself, I'm sitting on the fence with this, LOL. I can see the positives and negatives for both sides of the issue. How would a Russian person feel about someone,  with whom  they had a very personal relationship, revealing any details about it much later after that relationship was over? Do they simply chalk it up to fate or is there unspoken animosity there?

Mary C. 

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(Date Posted:02/12/2007 15:24:58)

Hi Mary!!!!

So nice to see that you here! I apologize that the board still has gliches but everyday seems to be more promising than the last. 

It is interesting to read the differences in background between Kyoko and Alexei.  In my own experience I have encountered those from more affluent backgrounds who were part of an urban environment - the expressions of astonishment when they visited country homes/farm homes was evident.  I guess I feel a little indignant towards this attitude and that's why I stubbornly refuse advice to tear down and rebuild an elaborate summer home- small and cozy with an old yet polished samovar in the corner is my choice.    I can only imagine that Alexei may have felt slightly embarrased by this situation - I know I did at  first until I realized I can only feel embarrased if I choose  this emotion.  So now - I choose  to feel proud!

Karenna 

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(Date Posted:03/12/2007 10:50:38)

Alexei will be  attending a press conference  on December 5th at 12:00 in the Media office of Izvestia as a pre-launch to his book.  The theme - "Alexei Yagudin shocks his worshippers by frankness!"

http://community.livejournal.com/paparazzi/13923342.html

Karenna (I like the title "worshipper" - now I'm daydreaming about a southsea island, grass skirts and large trays of succulent island fruit being brought to Alexei!)

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(Date Posted:05/12/2007 09:32:58)

From today's press conference in the media offices of Izvestia Alexei has given an interview - He states, with a heavy heart, that it is not possible for him to return to elgible competition.  This has been decided since  he had experienced a significant physical problem at  the show in Dusseldorf, Germany recently -

http://www.rian.ru/sport/sportsman/20071205/90982715.html

Alexei says the new joint is very much intact but it is the surrounding structures that are problematic.

Karenna

In my heart I know that this is the best decision for him to make but I can't help feeling incredibly sad.  I prayed that everything would be exactly as he had hoped. 

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(Date Posted:05/12/2007 17:13:21)

Karenna....Thanks for the link to the article.

Whoa! Well, I can't say that I'm surprised at all. I saw this day coming back when he had the hip replacement surgery. In that article he states that he had the hip replacement when he did because he wanted to return to eligible competition. I still don't understand why, after he researched what the limitations were on the hip replacement and talked to the doctors whom I'm sure would have explained to him that there are other physical factors to consider, he still thought that eligible competition was possible. If he wasn't such an incredibly smart guy, perhaps it would have made sense that he could have overlooked or not understood those other aspects, but that's not the case; he's extremely intelligent. I guess I'll never know the answer to that one, LOL.

In any case, this is a sad day. What I hope is that he'll back off on pushing the physical envelope somewhat so as to preserve whatever remains of his ability to do show skating because it will be an even sadder day when he hangs up those silver blades for good.

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(Date Posted:05/12/2007 17:29:54)

I was so saddened by the news, earlier today,  that I could not reply.  I know how much  Alexei wanted to compete again at the highest level, and I believe that, with CoP-friendly choreography, he could indeed have won.  His discipline is as amazing as his talent. 

We never know what lies ahead for us; I hope and believe that good things lie ahead for Alexei.  He is a performer of infinite ch