“Not yet scheduled for autumn”: Why was “Ice Age” paused?

In early April, Ilya Averbukh Interview with socialbites.ca While saying that he was preparing for the shooting of Ice Age, he emphasized that a final decision has not been made about the fate of the project yet.

“At this time no decision has been made, we are taking a break. Still, we are slowly getting ready to work, and I am thinking about possible changes in the format for the new season, I am doing this “homework”. But I emphasize once again: There is no final decision on the continuation of the Ice Age yet,” he said.

However, already on April 12, the producer told the portal Teleprogramma.pro that it is not worth waiting for the season.

“Ice Age” for the fall is not yet planned. I have a large staff. I am currently working with junior dance duets.

I work as a coach in the mornings and in the afternoons as before. I hope I can combine it, because I have such a large team,” Averbukh said.

Maxim Stavisky, the choreographer of Ice Age, a two-time world champion in ice dancing, suggested in an interview with socialbites.ca that the decision to suspend the project was made by Channel One, and he was confident that the creators of the show did not show it. such an initiative.

“Probably this is Channel One’s decision. We, the people working on the project, have nothing to do with it.

This has already happened to us: breaks and it’s been more than a year. Of course we want the project to exist. This is both an interesting project and a job for us. But – no, it’s not. Will I miss the LP? Although it is heavy and difficult, we always miss him.

Most of all, I remember when they met “Ice Age” with a large number of famous people. We had actors and musicians. Always very interesting. This is what develops us. This is the most interesting. There is no limit to creativity. With props, you can find an interesting number, tell a story, make interesting items that non-professionals can perform. Everything is very difficult but very interesting,” said Stavisky.

In an interview with socialbites.ca, the Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov, who participated in the “Ice Age” paired with Chulpan Khamatova, Regina Todorenko, Yulia Kovalchuk and other stars, doubted the words of Averbukh.

“We don’t know anything. No one can say for sure: it stopped the show or it didn’t.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or even a few months from now. If Ilya said it now, it is not a fact that it will be so, ”said Kostomarov.

The news of the project’s hiatus came as a surprise, as the final season of Ice Age took a step forward and only managed to attract the average TV viewer (older folks familiar with the project since 2007). also young people who mainly consume content on the Internet.

Thus, a couple of two-time world champions Evgenia Medvedeva and a popular tiktoker Dani Milokhin attracted the attention of a young audience: videos of her rental videos on Youtube regularly received from 1 to 2.6 million and from 200 to 2.6. received joint interviews after performances. 800 thousand.

Popular publications published the Ice Age rankings every week, and Philip Kirkorov came to judge the finale, recording a joint tik tok on the ice with Alina Zagitova.

The level of hype around the show is going through the roof and it looked like it could go a step further next season, but the show was put on hold just before it took off.

Olympic champion in ice dancing, Tatyana Navka, who successfully participated in the “Ice Age” with Marat Basharov, Ville Haapasalo, Alexei Vorobyov, Yegor Beroev and other artists, regretted the suspension of the project. According to him, the beginning of an active coaching career, which Averbukh announced Interview with socialbites.caHe couldn’t affect the fate of the Ice Age that much.

“So sad. I’m sorry that our viewers, figure skating fans and Channel One viewers won’t be able to watch this project this year. But that’s okay: there were years when there was no ‘Ice Age’. Therefore, we will wait for better times.

I don’t think the reason is the beginning of Ilya’s coaching career. His energy is sufficient for all areas: both for coaching and for creating a program in the Ice Age.

I do not know the reason. I think no one knows him except the leadership of Channel One, ”said the Championship, quoting Navka.

Home Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin, who performed with Victoria Daineko in Ice Age and was also paired with Alina Zagitova, spoke similarly.

“Unfortunately. This is the coolest show ever. But it stops, it does not close: this has already happened, and then he triumphantly returned to TV, ”recalled Yagudin.

Honored coach of the USSR, Tatyana Tarasova, who is the permanent chief judge of the project, was completely sure that nothing terrible was happening. According to him, with the start of his coaching career, Averbukh will not be able to keep up on all fronts.

“Well, God bless him … This is not the worst thing that can happen. Previously, he somehow lived without the “Ice Age”. And now we will live.

Nothing terrible happened. Ilyusha, on the other hand, cannot be broken into pieces and cannot be everywhere on time. When it’s done, it will be an “Ice Age”. We will definitely look forward to it!” – “SE” quote from Tarasova.