В поисках фоток на ФБ обнаружила у Стефано закладку на цитату Майи Анджело
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he-she handles these things: a rainy day, lost phone, how he-she cooks, handwriting. I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when you're gone for a while. I've learned that making a living is not the same thing as making a life. I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back. I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I've learned that even when I have pain, I don't have to be alone. I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I've learned that I still have a lot to learn."


И с нашими девочками в Загребе:
"Это была ночь!"

Ага, я прям полюбила Стефика еще больше

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Удачи на Олимпийском льду!

To our dear friends and fans around the world.

We’re sorry we took so long to write this article, didn’t mean to make you all wait, but good things take time to create!

Here we are, sitting together in a small cafe in Berlin with a nice cup of coffee talking about how to put our feelings into words.

Most of you already know the story of our career, and how we casually ended up skating together, but everyone knows life can be both unpredictable and beautiful.

It is with heavy hearts that we confirm that we are not skating together anymore. We need to clarify that the reason is not the one you read on other articles about finding a compromise training place!

This decision has not come lightly, and we know that many of you will be disappointed. The time has come to move forward on our individual career paths. Tanja wants to concentrate on her University studies and start the coaching career in Berlin and Stefano didn’t decide yet. Going forward, you can expect exciting things from each of us, and we will of course continue to support each other in all things.

We still remember like was it was yesterday the first time we met and all the potential we had; we were just full of dreams and motivation. But after 4 years we are proud of what we have done together and, best of all, we are proud of each other.

We fulfilled our biggest dream, the dream of every kid, the dream of 2 little ice dancers….being in the Olympic Games.

It's rare that couples don't run into a few bumps in the road and we learned that ourselves. Our sport is based on a two people and every relationship has its ups and downs, but we always found a way moving forward thanks also to all the great people that surround us.

An athletes career is not just what is look like from outside; traveling almost non-stop around the world is wonderful but leaving your home, your family, your friends, and your boyfriend/girlfriend isn’t easy. Always with a ready-to-go-luggage means sometimes you have to be ready to give up a “normal life style”.

To be an athlete, you have to be resilient in pursuit of your goals. You need to love your craft and be willing to sacrifice more than most to get there. Life will always throw you curveballs when you least expect it, whether it is a family crisis, lack of money, injury, personal life, bills, etc. You need to take a swing and keep moving forward.

But unfortunately, like with many things, there comes a time when you are not willing to do it anymore, and you feel like it is time to move on.

We dedicate our Olympic experience to our families who were watching and supporting our performances. Our Moms and Dads who took us to practice at 4:30 in the morning, who had to sacrifice so much for us. Our friends all around the world who cheered for us. All the coaches along the way. Our relatives watching from Germany, Italy and Hungary. Every teacher and childhood friend. Every teammate. Our school, our family, our country.

We want to thank the German Federation (DEU) for all their support in those past 4 years, especially our Sport Director Udo Dönsdorf and the Secretary Silke Köhler; the German Olympic Committee (DOSB) that gave us the great opportunity to represent our country during the 2014 XXII Sochi Olympic Games; our coaches Martin Skotnicky, Rene Lohse, Mathew Gates, Igor Lukanin, Jutta Deutschland, Corrado Giordani, Igor Shpilband and especially to our main coach Barbara Fusar Poli; without her help and her experience we wouldn’t been able to reach all the goals we fullfilled in our 4 years skating career. Our teammates, Marco&Charlene and Pernelle&Lloyd, they were our everyday motivation to keep pushing harder!
We want to thank Germany that embraces Stefano as a citizen (and a soldier too) and all the people who made that possible; thank you to the Olympiastützpunkt Berlin (OSP), especially Cornelia Leukert and Reinhard Ketterer.

We would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has supported and inspired us through the years, and stood by us in this difficult decision. We appreciate and feel your love.

It has been an amazing experience.

You will always be the best fans in the world.

Peace&Love

Tanja & Stefano

 
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