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Kovalchuk's Mom Challenges Blogger To Eat Skates
Posted by:
Ben Wright on
May 19, 2008 at
1:22PM EST
So here's the coolest story coming out of yesterday's gold medal game that
I've come across so far.
As someone on our
official Thrashers message boards posted, a Russian blogger who was
live-blogging during the game posted a rather bold statement when Russia was
down 4-3. He said he'd eat Ilya's skates if Kovy scored two goals. Well, Kovy
scored twice, Russia won gold, and Ilya's mom heard about the blogger. Here's a
Russian video of her (presumably)
offering up a pair of Kovalchuk's skates for the blogger to chow down on. If
someone can send me a link to the Russian blog so I can run it through
Google Translate
I'd appreciate it. Here is a rough translation of the text accompanying the
video:
"One user of Internet service LJ became a victim of its own promises
given in writing to visit his diary.
A user with nick expatriarh while watching the final match, Russia - Canada
erupted emotional commentary: "If this mudila schas Kovalchuk scores two
goals, I am ready to eat his skates". What is surprising was the author of
those words, when the talented Russian hockey did, it seemed impossible -
one by one, he score the goal washers two Canadians, who were victorious for
our team and fateful for Mr expatriarh.
Online community does not remain indifferent to promise fan!
Already this morning on the page the user one after another began to appear
cattiness comments with the wishes enjoy your meal, as well as a variety of
recipes for cooking skates.
When the number of passes over one hundred comments, correspondents LIFE.RU
expatriarh decided to help curb the floor.
Mama Ilya Kovalchuk with pleasure provided skates, in which the pride of
Russian hockey trained in childhood.
-- Many did not believe in the victory of our team and talent of my son -
archly smiling, get Ilyushiny skates and Lyubov N. vodruzila them on the
tray. -- Eat at health!"
I've never had the pleasure of meeting Ilya's mother, but she's clearly an
awesome woman.
(7) Comments
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Posted by: alanah on May 19, 2008 5:23PM EST
Nice catch, Ben. That's hilarious. But also terrifying, the idea of being held accountable for every hyperbole I've uttered while hockey blogging. :)
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Posted by: Big Bill on May 19, 2008 6:46PM EST
Hey guys, when are we getting our New Coach and New GM? Can't come soon enough if you ask me!
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Posted by: LL on May 19, 2008 7:19PM EST
Big Bill---This is an awesome blog about Ilya with a huge victory at the world's and a very cool story about his mother. Go to the boards with those comments.
Ben nice story!!
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Posted by: Big Bill on May 20, 2008 12:17PM EST
No, we were just wondering... It's been quite awhile now with no new news. Was wondering if you guys know anything.
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Posted by: Vic on May 20, 2008 12:40PM EST
unsporstmanlike conduct for not living up to the promise, i say it's time to force feed him
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Posted by: Mike on May 20, 2008 8:01PM EST
Good news for all of us, Kovalchuk has no intentions of leaving Atlanta. I was reading his interview on a Russian site and here is what he said (Google Translator)
Link: http://eg.ru/publication.mhtml?Part=7&PubID=10393&Page=0#articleComments
"Atlanta" in this season has not got in play off, and you, similar, very much were upset. Be your will, you would send to other club, stronger?
- In no event. "Atlanta" became for me a native team, I have played for it six years. I hope, in a following season we will have new hockey players and we shall play more stably. In NHL all is unpredictable. " Tampa Бэй " some years was one of the weakest teams, and has then won Stanley's Cup. In 2006 this prize "Carolina" has won, and in a present season it has managed to not get in playoff.
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Posted by: Mike on May 20, 2008 8:32PM EST
Russian Locker room after win Kovy, Ovechkin acting goofy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sHgd_rL7kI&feature=related
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