Airing time: Saturdays at 18:20.
The first season of the project " Ice Age"started on Channel One in 2007. The show became a ratings hit, winning the sympathy of television critics and viewers. The winners of the first two seasons of the show were actress Chulpan Khamatova and Roman Kostomarov, Ekaterina Gordeeva and actor Egor Beroev. The third season of the show, which premiered on September 12, 2009, was dedicated to the anniversary of the outstanding figure skater Irina Rodnina. Its winners were singer Yulia Kovalchuk and Roman Kostomarov. In the fourth season, Oksana Domnina and Vladimir Yaglych became the best.
In September 2016, it became known that the host of the show “ Ice Age 2016"became Alla Mikheeva, known to viewers of Channel One thanks to the column " Sharp report”, which airs as part of the popular talk show “Evening Urgant”. In 2014, Alla Mikheeva took part in “Ice Age,” going on the ice together with Maxim Marinin. Trainer Tatiana Tarasova admitted that loves Allochka’s cheerful and witty disposition, and on the sidelines he kindly calls her “moron.”
On Saturday, October 1, the already beloved show “Ice Age” returns to Channel One! After a two-year break, the creators of the project will again surprise with new original ideas and beautiful performances by the participants.
In “Ice Age” everything remains the same: stars of show business, TV and sports will take to the ice together with famous figure skaters. By the way, with reference to the show’s coach Ilya Averbukh, the media are reporting the participation of Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova, who has always performed in singles skating, in the project. Now, insiders say, the athlete will test herself in pair skating - the figure skater’s partner could be the star of the “Molodezhka” series, Alexander Sokolovsky, who played the role of “Bears” captain Yegor Shchukin. But for some reason the duet does not appear in the recently announced list of participating couples.
For the first time, the famous singer, Star Factory graduate Yulianna Karaulova will participate in the show. Her partner will be 2014 Olympic champion Maxim Trankov. On her Instagram, Yulianna published a photo with Maxim and coach Anastasia Ignatieva, signing it: “My Dream Team.”
Also, one of the main events of the new season will be the return to the ice of the Soviet sports legend Oleg Vasiliev - winner of many awards and titles, including the 1986 USSR champion, three-time European and world champion, 1984 Olympic champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Honored Coach of Russia . The famous figure skater will be paired with actress Daria Moroz.
Tatyana Navka, who has repeatedly participated in past seasons of the show, will have a new partner - Chekhov Moscow Art Theater actor Andrei Burkovsky (TV series "Kitchen" and show "Give You Youth!"), which the figure skater spoke about on her Instagram, posting a photo from the rehearsal. Previously, actors Ville Haapasalo, Marat Basharov, Egor Beroev and Artem Mikhalkov performed together with the Olympic champion.
We present to your attention a list of couples that we will probably see in the new project:
Yulianna Karaulova - Maxim Trankov
Andrey Burkovsky - Tatiana Navka
Aglaya Tarasova - Alexey Tikhonov
Alexey Serov - Maria Petrova
Ekaterina Varnava - Maxim Marinin
Natalia Medvedeva - Maxim Stavisky
Yulia Baranovskaya - Maxim Shabalin
Mikhail Gavrilov - Tatiana Totmyanina
Irakli Pirtskhalava - Yana Khokhlova
Daniil Spivakovsky - Oksana Domnina
Victor Vasiliev - Albena Denkova
Anatoly Rudenko - Margarita Drobyazko
Anzhelika Kashirina - Roman Kostomarov
Daria Moroz - Oleg Vasiliev
Eugenia Kregzhde - Povilas Vanagas
Ilya Averbukh and Alexander Zhulin will remain mentors in the new season of the project. The chairman of the jury will be the permanent Tatyana Tarasova, the legendary Russian figure skating coach.
The hosts of the show this time will be Alexey Yagudin and Alla Mikheeva. Irina Slutskaya will not be the host this season. By the way, in the fifth season of “Ice Age,” Alla went on the ice as a participant in the project, paired with the famous figure skater Maxim Marinin. Now she knows firsthand how the contestants feel and how difficult it is for them.
Let us remind you that the “Ice Age” project started in 2007, becoming a continuation of the no less popular show “Stars on Ice”. The new show was one of the most discussed and spectacular on Russian television.
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Let's remember who won the Ice Age show in past seasons and see their amazing performances.
1 season. 1st place: Chulpan Khamatova - Roman Kostomarov
Season 2. 1st place: Ekaterina Gordeeva - Egor Beroev
Season 3. 1st place: Yulia Kovalchuk - Roman Kostomarov
After a long break on the air on Channel One, a new season of the show “Ice Age”, in which movie and pop stars collaborate with figure skating champions for the next dose of PR. Well, they cannot live without being fueled by audience attention and dubious fame. I'm not against talent shows at all. For example, when people come to make a dress out of a trash bag on Project Runway, scream like a bear that hasn’t been given honey on the show The Voice, or show off their acting talent on Battle of the Psychics - this is the norm. But when idiots try to show off in areas where people have earned authority over years of hard training, this is not the norm. Andy is against it! But I’m ready to figure out what’s what and whether this farce is worth watching in principle, even in the background.
The rules of the Ice Age show are primitively simple: every week couples compete in how well they have learned a demonstration number, the jury evaluates the technique and artistry of the participants on a scale of 5 to 6 points, and whoever scores the least is eliminated.
Pairs of participants are made up according to the principle: celebrity + figure skating champion. Often the celebrity is much less famous than her professional partner. I suggest you watch and figure out who the participants of Ice Age 2016 are - after all, many watch this kind of show solely because of their favorites. Perhaps yours will be among them.
Couple No. 1: Yulia Baranovskaya and Maxim Shabalin
Arshavin’s ex-wife, and now Channel One TV presenter, skates with the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist and multiple European champion. Despite all my dislike for this woman with a smoky voice, she performed the best in the first episode. I’m afraid to imagine how much time it took to train the host of “Male/Female” to such a level.
Couple No. 2: Irakli Pirtskhalava and Yana Khokhlova
Participant of one of the “Star Factories”, former (or maybe current?) ward of Maxim Fadeev and European champion, who skated together with Dmitry Khrustalev in the previous season. The “singer” skates about as bad as he sings.
Couple No. 3: Yulianna Karaulova and Maxim Trankov
Another former factory owner and former soloist of 5sta Family, who released her debut album “Feeling Yu” the day before the premiere of “Ice Age 2016,” performs in tandem with the two-time winner of the Sochi Olympics. The first impression is an average performance, both of them.
Couple No. 4: Mikhail Gavrilov and Tatyana Totmyanina
Actor of shabby TV series + winner of the Turin Olympics. Pairs figure skating is more of a women's sport, so Mikhail will just need to skate normally on the ice and hold his partner tightly.
Couple No. 5: Natalia Medvedeva and Maxim Stavisky
Quite unexpectedly, the star of Comedy Woman and just a comedian actress ("30 Dates", "I Remember - I Don't Remember") went wild: first she took work from Elena Vorobey, taking her place in "Saturday Evening" on Russia-1, and now on First penetrated. I dare to hope that at the same time she is acting in new comedies and will not waste her talent. Well, my partner is the world champion of the shaggy years and a participant in three Olympics. The emphasis is placed on comic images.
Couple No. 6: Tatiana Navka and Andrey Burkovsky
The scandalous millionaire wife of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, the ex-wife of Zhulin, the 2006 Olympic champion and just a regular in “Ice Age” is skating with a little-known KVN player/actor from the Moscow Art Theater (whose existence she did not even suspect). The comrade will be quite suitable as furniture for skates.
Couple No. 7: Oleg Vasiliev and Daria Moroz
Olympic champion in 1984 (I was 2 years old at the time) and a pretty good actress ("Pioneer Heroes", "Fix It All", TV series "House with Lilies", "Red Bracelets"). No matter how much he dropped the woman on the ice, it’s been a lot of years already... I’m worried.
Couple No. 8: Adelina Sotnikova and Alexander Sokolovsky
The winner of the Sochi Olympics in single skating and the star of Molodezhka, whom we will soon see on the big screen in the crime comedy Superbad. In this couple, the star is still SHE.
In addition to the above-mentioned comrades, the following will take part in the competition for the right to be called the winner of the show “Ice Age” 2016 (they will be shown in the second episode):
I would like to say a special “feel” to the project’s hosts, the “neat man” Alexei Yagudin and the mannered blonde Alla Mikheeva. Alla needs to be kicked out of the project with pissing rags - she speaks through force, as if after a stroke. Well, clearly the person is not in the right place. And Yagudin has a minus for the fact that he couldn’t find a worthy partner and agreed to be paired with this one.
The Ice Age 2016 jury is... Hmm-hmm...
An actor whom I don’t remember the last time we saw in a movie - Dmitry Kharatyan. I think he hates people more than I do.
A man who ostentatiously loves everyone and tries to be funny is Mikhail Galustyan. Pretended to be a cutie and a shirtless guy. Nu-nu
Did you know that Oksana Pushkina is now a deputy? This is what it means to make friends with the powers that be and make tearful programs about them. She got the role of the bitch.
Unfortunately, I can’t say anything good about Elena Isinbayeva, even if she were a 10-time Olympic champion. After numerous odious statements and hysteria in the media, for me personally, she annulled her victories in the past and all her achievements in the future.
A permanent member of the jury of all sorts of shows and the face of Dormeo mattresses is Tatyana Tarasova. This “divine” voice cannot be confused with anything. Sometimes he makes jokes.
I watched the first episode of Ice Age without much enthusiasm. Yes, my favorites will perform - Medvedeva and Varnava, but they are not such favorites that I would spend two hours watching them squirm on the ice, making faces or pretending to have sex.
As I said above, in pairs figure skating, the woman is still in charge. Women have more opportunities to express themselves, and a man’s task is to provide support and act as strong furniture. And in general, ice television shows have outlived their usefulness, it seems to me. Well, what new can they offer? They ride and perform elements. I don’t care how Galustyan evaluates Pirtskhalava’s skill. One doesn’t understand anything about figure skating, the other doesn’t know how to skate. "Ice Age" is propaganda of amateurism. Moreover, its most terrible form is when the audience is convinced that what is bad is actually good. Why don't professional athletes organize a boycott, a strike and stop participating in ice skating? Let Channel One organize a competition among professionals - what would be worse? After all, there are projects such as “Bolshoi Opera” and “Bolshoi Ballet” on the “Culture” channel. And as it is now, it’s no good. We played around once and that’s enough, we need to move forward and develop the sport. We need to prove our advantage with real daily victories, and not with hysterics before the next Olympics, convincing ourselves that there are only rascals around.
My verdict: you can watch “Ice Age” from 2016 only for the sake of your favorites, but in fact, this is another obscene program that lowers the sport many notches lower. You should never lower the bar - this is fraught. The bar can only be raised in order to develop. I give it two stars and do not recommend it, and you decide for yourself, dear readers.
Ice Age 2016 airs on Saturdays at 18.20 Moscow time. All episodes can be watched online in high quality immediately after the broadcast on the official project page .
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