Princess Alexandra Current Events Part 6: May 2006 - December 2016


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Proud and concentrated mom Caroline watching her daughter in Linz yesterday :)


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She comes across as a lovely person
 
She sounds quite an articulated young lady who speaks her english perfectly ( with an american accent however... ) and who looks a lot like her mother ( in her features and in her deep voice ) when she speaks. She may not be what i would call a classical teenage beauty but she sure sounds like a very nice and happy young girl. :flowers: Plus she shows a little touch of teenage shyness that's absolutely lovely. The interviewer though seemed to be quite an idiot...
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Is she in a boarding school? I do not want to be mean, sorry but by her skating I can not see her high level training........
I can see she loves skating, and she enjoys it a lot, and she has a great sportsmanship! but....high level of training, no, not way!
 
fandesacs2003 said:
She attends a special sports school on Annecy combining high level training plus the usual school.
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Thanks for the info, I was also wondering what school Alexandra was at. I assumed she went to school in Monaco or Nice, though it's interesting to read that her school is in Annecy instead.
She must be very passionate about her sport - even if she doesn't win or isn't as good as expected in competitions, as long as she tries her best and enjoys what she is doing, it's fine.
 
ashelen said:
Is she in a boarding school? I do not want to be mean, sorry but by her skating I can not see her high level training........
I can see she loves skating, and she enjoys it a lot, and she has a great sportsmanship! but....high level of training, no, not way!
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Yes, she is and it is high level, I believe. The "problem" may be that she started learning, or at least, taking the skating seriously only relatively recently compared to other competitors.

She really reminds me of Caroline and Charlotte in her mannerisms and the way she holds herself (a little more relaxed than Charlotte). I can totally see Caroline in the smile. Her American accent is stronger than either Caroline's or Charlotte's. She seems warm and friendly.

The interviewer was just inane!
 
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Florestane said:
Yes, she is and it is high level, I believe. The "problem" may be that she started learning, or at least, taking the skating seriously only relatively recently compared to other competitors.
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I was told by a good French friend, she used to train in Nice and may be now she train in Annecy but she is not like a regular kid , she has to attend special school in Monaco so her schedule is very hard to follow . As far as she knows she only skated twice a week so this is not high level of training. The ice rink in Annecy is the second best one after Paris for skating it is a training center and a lot of the Olympics skater had train there! for what I understand my friend it is not for academics school it is just for skating, so she must travel to Annecy for training but not in regular basis. So may be this is the reason of her skating level. This other kids they just skate, school , eat and sleep, nothing else she has to many distraction in her life to be focus in the same way this other girls do.
But Obviously she love it and it is very Meritory that she does it and her mother support her !
 
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ashelen said:
Is she in a boarding school? I do not want to be mean, sorry but by her skating I can not see her high level training........
I can see she loves skating, and she enjoys it a lot, and she has a great sportsmanship! but....high level of training, no, not way!
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And you know this how? A few actual truths for you...

While it's the middle of the JGP, it is also very early in the Skating Season and it's not that strange for rust to show or even the top skaters to have a skate like that. It's called early in the Season.

It's the first time she's competed on the JGP, which is a huge achievement for any skater, but I'm also sure the nerves hit her big time too. Got her first one under her belt and it's onward from here.

Does Alexandra have things to work on, yes she does, but what I saw is someone w/great speed and flow over the ice. That can't be taught, it can be worked on, but it's one of those things a skater either always has or they don't. Also her presence out there is just amazing. Another aspect a skater either has or they don't. Considering who one of her Grandmothers is though, we really shouldn't be that surprised.

She's had a growth spurt the last year or two and there is not one singles Ladies or Pairs Skater out there who hasn't gotten nailed by the Puberty Monster. Some get off lucky and just need to tweak technique here or there and others suddenly have to deal w/a complete change in their centre of gravity and relearn everything all over again. I don't know if Alexandra is having to deal w/having to relearn her jumps and spins due to changes in her body, but it is a very real issue every female skater has to go through.

You don't want to believe what her ISU Bio claims, that's your right. I can tell you this, that's not something I have ever known any skater to falsely claim, because it's a very easy thing to prove or disprove just by going to her Training Facility and watching her train. Which does happen by an ISU Monitor who is usually a Judge and whose job it is to keep tabs on those Skaters they're assigned to on a regular basis.

I get very annoyed when I see someone question an athlete just based on one outing early in that Sport's Season *and* it's the very first time for that Athlete, in the Junior ranks at that, on what is considered the big stage of that Sport. Which the Grand Prix Circuit in both the Junior and Senior ranks are in Skating.





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ashelen said:
I was told by a good French friend, she used to train in Nice and may be now she train in Annecy but she is not like a regular kid , she has to attend special school in Monaco so her schedule is very hard to follow . As far as she knows she only skated twice a week so this is not high level of training. The ice rink in Annecy is the second best one after Paris for skating it is a training center and a lot of the Olympics skater had train there! for what I understand my friend it is not for academics school it is just for skating, so she must travel to Annecy for training but not in regular basis. So may be this is the reason of her skating level. This other kids they just skate, school , eat and sleep, nothing else she has to many distraction in her life to be focus in the same way this other girls do.
But Obviously she love it and it is very Meritory that she does it and her mother support her !
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OK, I don't want to doubt your friend
but I read an article several months ago (sorry, I can't remember where) that said she was now at boarding school in the Alps and that she was no longer at school in Monaco.
 
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Whoa...every time I view this thread Princess Alexandra looks different! She is growing up fast. A very lovely girl, and she speaks flawless English with an American accent which surprises me since her mother and sister speak British and French accented English.
 
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Florestane said:
OK, I don't want to doubt your friend
but I read an article several months ago (sorry, I can't remember where) that said she was now at boarding school in the Alps and that she was no longer at school in Monaco.
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I have the same information also. That she is in boarding school in Annecy, in sports school, in order to train a lot, and of course not to miss school.
 
Moonmaiden23 said:
Whoa...every time I view this thread Princess Alexandra looks different! She is growing up fast. A very lovely girl, and she speaks flawless English with an American accent which surprises me since her mother and sister speak British and French accented English.
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Yes, I was quite surprised too. Maybe in a family situation if they are speaking English she hears more American accents - Stephanie and Albert have stronger American accents than Caroline. Also, I don't what kind of education she has followed in terms of the role models.

Speaking as a British person, I have to say Caroline's accent is not completely English - there are certain words that sound American. To be honest, I don't think Charlotte has a very strong French accent - she sounds quite similar to her mother. JMO, of course.
 
Tiggersk8 said:
And you know this how? A few actual truths for you...

While it's the middle of the JGP, it is also very early in the Skating Season and it's not that strange for rust to show or even the top skaters to have a skate like that. It's called early in the Season.

It's the first time she's competed on the JGP, which is a huge achievement for any skater, but I'm also sure the nerves hit her big time too. Got her first one under her belt and it's onward from here.

Does Alexandra have things to work on, yes she does, but what I saw is someone w/great speed and flow over the ice. That can't be taught, it can be worked on, but it's one of those things a skater either always has or they don't. Also her presence out there is just amazing. Another aspect a skater either has or they don't. Considering who one of her Grandmothers is though, we really shouldn't be that surprised.

She's had a growth spurt the last year or two and there is not one singles Ladies or Pairs Skater out there who hasn't gotten nailed by the Puberty Monster. Some get off lucky and just need to tweak technique here or there and others suddenly have to deal w/a complete change in their centre of gravity and relearn everything all over again. I don't know if Alexandra is having to deal w/having to relearn her jumps and spins due to changes in her body, but it is a very real issue every female skater has to go through.

You don't want to believe what her ISU Bio claims, that's your right. I can tell you this, that's not something I have ever known any skater to falsely claim, because it's a very easy thing to prove or disprove just by going to her Training Facility and watching her train. Which does happen by an ISU Monitor who is usually a Judge and whose job it is to keep tabs on those Skaters they're assigned to on a regular basis.

I get very annoyed when I see someone question an athlete just based on one outing early in that Sport's Season *and* it's the very first time for that Athlete, in the Junior ranks at that, on what is considered the big stage of that Sport. Which the Grand Prix Circuit in both the Junior and Senior ranks are in Skating.





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You are right about the Puberty monster but normally affect the girls with triples not the girls with singles jumps. She did a single axel one double salchow and the rest it is all singles jumps. Her spins didn't have level.
And even though it is early in the season I do not agree what you said about top skaters to skate like her but of course we are all entitle to have different opinions ! Still it is very meritory what she did , she enjoys it and had a great presense and I think it is the first time ever a Princes skate in an event like that, which is great for the sport !
Regarding her training, it might be possible my friend it is not up to date and she moved to Annecy for training but she said she saw her last year and she was training in Niece twice a week and she was starting to jump single axel. So considering that she just started last year with single axel , her performance was very nice. Still she has a lot of work a head of hear, would be interested to see her in 2 years time.
 
I'm not a skate specialist, so I can not judge her perspectives, but she looks really love skating. Nevertheless hope that she won't be hurt by the Grimaldi syndrome. Doing many things in the same time, going out, touching sport, studies, social life and official representations, a little from many things and no-one deeply.
 
Hello,Tiggersk8

let me first introduce myself :) I am 13 years old and i am a high level figure skater, I was injured for the past 3 months and wasn't able to skate. I just got back 2 weeks ago and i have my double axle and triple salchow back and working on the other triples, also had a growth spurt, but it doesnt affect my singles, doubles or spins in anyway. Yes, every body is different but i can assure you no one who has triples and gets a growth spurt will go to an international competition with single jumps. especially if she had this "growth spurt" 2 years ago as you mentioned, it should be fine by now. Also there were a lot of competitors that it was there first time, I know for example Anna Grace Davidson from U.S.A. it was her first time, she also comes from an injury and only skated 3 weeks before competing and she did triples. I do agree that Alexandra enjoyed it and was certainly graceful, but in America she would be in preliminary level. So to get in Junior you have to pass pre-juvenile, juvenile, intermediate, novice, JUNIOR, and then senior. I understand Monaco might not have other skaters with higherlevel, that is the reason that she gets to go. But with the way she skates i see it difficult that she trains 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Hopefully you will see me at the next JGP next year :)
Sincerely
Figure Skater




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DanskPrincess said:
Hello,Tiggersk8



let me first introduce myself :) I am 13 years old and i am a high level figure skater, I was injured for the past 3 months and wasn't able to skate. I just got back 2 weeks ago and i have my double axle and triple salchow back and working on the other triples, also had a growth spurt, but it doesnt affect my singles, doubles or spins in anyway. Yes, every body is different but i can assure you no one who has triples and gets a growth spurt will go to an international competition with single jumps. especially if she had this "growth spurt" 2 years ago as you mentioned, it should be fine by now. Also there were a lot of competitors that it was there first time, I know for example Anna Grace Davidson from U.S.A. it was her first time, she also comes from an injury and only skated 3 weeks before competing and she did triples. I do agree that Alexandra enjoyed it and was certainly graceful, but in America she would be in preliminary level. So to get in Junior you have to pass pre-juvenile, juvenile, intermediate, novice, JUNIOR, and then senior. I understand Monaco might not have other skaters with higherlevel, that is the reason that she gets to go. But with the way she skates i see it difficult that she trains 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week.

Hopefully you will see me at the next JGP next year :)

Sincerely

Figure Skater









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This was all very interesting! Best of luck to you in training. I love watching skating


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I somehow missed Alexandra's interview when I posted yesterday, though I watched it earlier today and would like to share my thoughts.

As others have noticed, Alexandra appears to have a warm and friendly personality. She also appears to be very confident and not too camera shy. The interviewer was irritating and cheesy though! I didn't think Alexandra had a strong American accent in the interview, though I am not American so I guess I can't 100% tell. I thought she had more of European accent (if that even makes sense); however there was a little of an American sound to her voice.

As for her actual performance, I thought she came across as a little clunky and unsure in a few parts (I don't mean to sound harsh) but as I said in my previous post, as long as she enjoys what she is doing, I guess that's all that matters. I thought she did her best during "I Could Have Danced All Night"… it appears that she favours faster routines.


DanskPrincess said:
Hello,Tiggersk8

let me first introduce myself :) I am 13 years old and i am a high level figure skater, I was injured for the past 3 months and wasn't able to skate. I just got back 2 weeks ago and i have my double axle and triple salchow back and working on the other triples, also had a growth spurt, but it doesnt affect my singles, doubles or spins in anyway. Yes, every body is different but i can assure you no one who has triples and gets a growth spurt will go to an international competition with single jumps. especially if she had this "growth spurt" 2 years ago as you mentioned, it should be fine by now. Also there were a lot of competitors that it was there first time, I know for example Anna Grace Davidson from U.S.A. it was her first time, she also comes from an injury and only skated 3 weeks before competing and she did triples. I do agree that Alexandra enjoyed it and was certainly graceful, but in America she would be in preliminary level. So to get in Junior you have to pass pre-juvenile, juvenile, intermediate, novice, JUNIOR, and then senior. I understand Monaco might not have other skaters with higherlevel, that is the reason that she gets to go. But with the way she skates i see it difficult that she trains 4-5 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Hopefully you will see me at the next JGP next year :)
Sincerely
Figure Skater




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And another thanks and good luck from me. :flowers: I'm not that knowledgeable about figure skating so this was an interesting read.
 
Thank you for the best wishes! For the ones who don't know about skating. The life of skater is very hard! you have to skate 6 days a week and between off ice , ballet, and on ice work we train around 6 hours a day plus we have to do school. We wake up at 5 am and try to go at 9 pm to bed. This year I went to visit my grandmother for 3 weeks it was her 80s birthday and I could not skate, no ice rink there, when I came back I went to full speed training and got injured, too much too soon! and it was one after other, The 3 weeks of visiting my grandmother cost me the year of competition. My coach will not allow me to compete without all my jumps, mean all my triples! And on top of that you might have all , and in that second you get nerves and miss jumps and all your hard work goes in that 3 minutes! So she is a Princess with other obligations beside skating , the good part for her , is that her mother can afford the big expense that it is skating, my parents do a lot of sacrifice for me to skate. ;)
 
Do you mind my asking what level you skate at? (Feel free to private message if you prefer)




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As a former performer for me She is a princess and a Princess doesn't have to do doubles or triples, plus she is the first beautiful princess that had ever done a skating competition.
So for me she can do no wrong, she is the highlight of the competition!
 
I love watching ice skaters! I remember many beautiful, intricate Olympic performances. Remember Torvill and Dean?
So, Princess Alexandra is not at that level, yet. But, I loved watching her especially floating so gracefully with the beautiful soprano voice of Julie Andrews singing: "I Could Have Danced All Night". (That song always makes one want to dance.) I was quite impressed with her sweetness and her flow.
 
DanskPrincess said:
Novice, hopfully next year Junior!
This video for you HRHHermonie
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That was so good! Thank you for sharing.

If you participate in any competitions that will air via Ice Network, please drop me a private message! I would love to watch.
 
I've been a hardcore figure skating fan since watching Dorothy Hamill win the Olympic Gold Medal in 1976 (even wore her famous hairstyle in elementary school, lol), so I was overjoyed with love & delight when my favorite royal, Princess Caroline, daughter started figure skating! :heart:

Yep, she may have finished in last place, but her charm & personality were infectious. And I am so very thankful & grateful for Princess Alexandra putting such a huge spotlight on this sport I love. :flowers:
 
:previous: I agree Nadine.

Princess Alexandra seems absolutely charming and adorable and unaffected. Not what I expected at all!;)
 
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