Maybe is time to open this topic.
An article about the event with video .
http://sport.sky.it/sport/altri_sport/2009/10/08/golden_skate_awards_2009.html

The Google translation

"Stars on the ice for the Golden Skate Awards. About SKY
Saturday, October 10th at the Palavela of Turin (direct from Sky One 21) comes the third edition of the gala ice skating. Among the athletes, the best skaters take to the track last season.
08 october, 2009


Saturday, October 10th at the Palavela of Turin comes the third edition of Golden Skate Awards Ice skating gala, celebrating the best athletes last season. The appointment with the stars of the ice will broadcast, live, Saturday, October 10th on Sky One (Sky One hour later at +1) and 21 hours starting from Sunday, October 11th on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 2 HD (High Definition) to 22.

The most talented skaters of the world scene onto the track for an evening of sport, art and entertainment - that will see the participation of the singer Karima - but also to win the award, recognition of their artistic qualities and techniques and their career in skating. Among the athletes descend on the ice in Turin: Samuel Contexts, Federica Faiella and Massimo Scali, Anna Cappellini and Luca La Notte, Nicole Della Monica and Yannick Kocon, Francesca Rio, the Hot Shivers, Stephane Lambiel, Irina Slutskaya, Sarah Meier, Victor Petrenko, Oksana Kazakova and Artur Dmitriev, Albena Denkova and Maxim Stavisky.

The title of the "Golden Skate Awards 2009" is given to the journalist from Sky Sports, Danilo Frere. At his side, for technical comment will be Barbara Fusar Poli, Maurizio Margaglio champion-with-the world and European ice dancing and winner of bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in 2002. The meeting on the ice with the "Golden Skate Awards 2009" is just one of many that match their subscribers of Sky towards the next Olympics in Vancouver 2010, including pay TV and official broadcaster. "

Have a good time at the Gala ,Pia.

Enjoy the gala, Pia!!
Watching the names of the participants, I'm sure that it will be a great show!

And Pia, don´t forget to give us a report !
Have a good time !!!!

Pia, good luck Enjoy the show

It is a photo while without video-probably will dance today...


And yesterday danced Timberlake
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mmyhtg0gy5y

You can find the coverage from Italian Sky TV here. Big thanks to Koral for capturing and posting this videos online. So far only the first 8 numbers, but the rest is to come.

http://www.eibmoz.net/skatingvideos/2009-golden-skate-awards/index.php

Girls, a moment...tomorrow I send the report..now I have some friends at my home...
For Petra
The song is" Close to up" Bacharach-David
The singer, live, is Karima.

What beautiful finale-21! Bravissimo!!!

Thank you, Ivana, for the link! I wasn't home this weekend, and now I have so much to catch up!! So many videos ...

I am thinking that my report is useless....
You can see all the show with the great videos by Koral!( )
You can also understand how much I had fun

I was at the rink all the day , also for the training..
I met our darlings.. , kind and dear like always

It was the first time that I saw the practice ...I was so happy

I spoke a little with Albena about Oly ( they whished to compete very much, but but their coaches told about many difficulties.... the "policy".. you understand.. ) and about Brian...they hope to be in Vancuover with him and we will see them at the rink!! But they are not sure because all depends from ISU..

Unfortunately Albena was not very well: during the last days she had a bit
of fever and now she cougs and is pale
Naturally I am Ambassador for your regards : she smiles and gives thanks
to all the forum!!

I spoke also a little with Maxim later, after the show..It's wonderfull to see him finally glad and cloudness!!

Maxim joked all the afternoon running all around the rink, speaking to everyone, kissing all the collegues who was arriving, witn much simpathy also BarbaraFusarpoli, who is there as commentator for SKY.
Barbara laughs very much!
He gives advices to the young collegues Cappellini-Lanotte and even to Petrenko!!!
He really could not keep quiet : when they stopped the training for a few minuts in order to resurface the ice, he entered the rink and started skating next to the entrance, playfully making many perfect 3 turn with incredibly deep edges almost like those of a spread eagle!!!
Now I finish because I must run away!!
Bye girls and boy (?)

Oh!! I forget!!

For Stephane'fans!!

I spoke also a bit with him!!
He was doing an interview in Italian language with a young journalist
near me (I have known that girl saturday) and sometime he does not find some words,...so I suggest some words to him!!

Then I said my opinion about his actual jumps and
he was in accord ..... ..
About the show....all the Palavela was in love with him!!

Oh Pia!!!

You´re really a wonderful "ambassador" of our forum!!!! Thanks a lot!!!!!!!
Watching them training is always a fantastic experience ...
I´m so glad that you found both of them ok, glad and smiling...

Piemontesina wrote:

I am thinking that my report is useless....

Piaaaaa!!! Of course your report is not useless!!!!! We are so thankful that you are sharing your feelings with us...!!!!

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Dear Albena, dear Maxim!
Thank you for everything!!
I wish you only the best of all from now on!!