Adriana and Brayden - Their Story [Finding Her Edge]

Adriana and Braden navigate the challenges of forming a competitive ice dance partnership amid personal tensions and public scrutiny.

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Key Takeaways

Trust and communication are crucial in a high-stakes sports partnership.
Public image and media can significantly impact athletes' performance and opportunities.
Balancing personal emotions with professional goals is a major challenge for competitive pairs.
Hard work and passion are essential to gaining a competitive edge in figure skating.
Pretending to be a couple is used strategically to attract sponsorship and media attention.

What the video covers

Braden Elliot is searching for a new skating partner after his previous partner leaves for Broadway.
Adriana approaches Braden, confident she is the right partner despite being out of the game for two years.
They struggle with trust, passion, and professionalism while training intensely together.
Their partnership faces challenges from media exposure and public perception affecting their scores.
They agree to pretend to be a couple to attract sponsors and boost their image.
Personal feelings and jealousy complicate their on-ice and off-ice relationship.
Both Adriana and Braden acknowledge the pressure to perform and win at the world level.
Their journey highlights the balance between competition, personal emotions, and public image.
Despite setbacks, they commit to working hard and supporting each other to succeed.
The story ends with unresolved tension but a clear focus on their shared goal of winning.

Chapters

Why is Braden looking for a new skating partner?

Braden's previous skating partner received an offer for Broadway, leaving him in need of a new partner.

What challenges do Adriana and Braden face in their partnership?

They face trust issues, media scrutiny, public perception problems, and the difficulty of balancing personal feelings with professional goals.

Why do Adriana and Braden pretend to be a couple?

They pretend to be a couple to attract sponsors and improve their public image, which is important for marketing and support in competitive figure skating.

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Speaker A

Apparently, Braden Elliot's looking for someone to skate with. I could not be less interested in skating with you.

Speaker A

You understand that I'm going to bring the right partner to the top of the podium.

Speaker A

Lee, can I talk to you? Braden's partner got an offer for Broadway. You might be the cockiest person I've ever met, and I live with single skaters.

Speaker A

Hey. Um, yeah. Sorry. [music] I’m a good physical match for you. Tall. Excuse me, Braden.

Speaker A

Adriana. Hey Brad, can I talk to you for a minute at the rink? Sure. Okay. We're going to [music] do it your way, and then we're going to do it my way because it's better.

Speaker A

Or we'll stick with mine 'cause it's best. You going to the city? No. And I don't think you should either.

Speaker A

Hear me out before you skate with anyone else because you need to skate with me.

Speaker A

And I won't go away until you say yes. I can be competitive again. And I will work harder than anyone else.

Speaker A

Come on. Eyes on me, Brooklyn. Come on. There's more to performing than just working hard. I bring a fire to my performances. That's my edge. You can't hesitate in a hold. You have to keep up with me.

Speaker A

Yeah, I'm aware. Is that why I hit your skate? I didn't see any real passion.

Speaker A

You invited me to come skate. Okay, I did. And I'm sorry that it didn't work out.

Speaker A

I'm just going to say it. You need Adriana. All due respect, I got plenty of options.

Speaker A

Adriana might be rusty, but she is the daughter of the most famous figure skating couple in the world. You could use a bit of that shine.

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But what you can do is promise to behave, especially when it comes to my [music] daughters.

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I want to [music] guarantee nothing but professional relationships. Understand? Just couldn't wait till regular training hours.

Speaker A

I needed the privacy. [music] Okay. Couldn't sleep. If you can trust me enough to dance with me blindfolded, [music] you can trust me enough to lead you out on that ice.

Speaker A

Strike the cardio. Why not both? [music] How about instead of a gimmick, we start with honesty?

Speaker A

Okay. Like me saying I think it's messed up that you went to Alisa's room last night.

Speaker A

What? I saw you. It took you less than 20 minutes to put our entire partnership at risk.

Speaker A

I didn't hook up with Elise. Okay. Yeah, I went to her room, but I went there to end [music] things.

Speaker A

I told her what your dad had said about putting in the work, and she agreed.

Speaker A

My dad tell you about the interview? Yeah. You're not the only one that's been desperate for a great partner. I want to win worlds. They're not going to ask [laughter] about your parents.

Speaker A

What if they do? And I want to win it with you. Then I'll say that you have no comment.

Speaker A

You just sit there and you look hot. Yeah. Yeah, I can do that. If you ram me into a wall, I swear I [music] will shave your entire head.

Speaker A

Outed. Trust me. Yeah. So, tell me about your partnership. Solid. Our partnership is solid.

Speaker A

5 6 7 8. What's your relationship like off the ice? We're friends. We had a late start to the season, so we've worked hard to catch up.

Speaker A

Again, I'm doing it all myself. This is what everybody thinks, that I'm not good enough.

Speaker A

Braden's been great. I know the guy could skate with literally any female ice dancer, and he [music] chooses the girl who's been out of the game for 2 years. 'Cause it took Freddy and me 2 years to do what

Speaker A

you and Braden did in 3 months. What is going on with you and Braden?

Speaker A

Nothing. Don't say nothing. Nothing's happened, but I think [music] there's a vibe. Oh, there's definitely a vibe.

Speaker A

Hey. Hey. I can't sleep. Me neither. I guess we should. Yeah. Okay. Let me help you.

Speaker A

Hey, last night. No, I loved it. Me too. So, it's real. What? I thought you might just be doing it for the attention.

Speaker A

I never thanked you for what you did with the whole press thing. You're talking about the article?

Speaker A

No, the photo of you two grinding on each other at the club last night.

Speaker A

What? You honestly don't know about it? [laughter] It's everywhere. That article killed our scores. I WARNED YOU ABOUT DOING THAT INTERVIEW, BUT YOU WOULDN'T listen to me.

Speaker A

You're blaming me? God, why did your family just keep their mouth shut? Hey, don't throw this away, Braden. We are good together, remember?

Speaker A

Yeah. You walked out on me and then you ghosted me. I just needed some time.

Speaker A

Yeah, we were. You dropped me and then you blamed my family. The Voltage Ice Dance team has been disqualified, which means Adriana Russo and Braden Elliot are heading to worlds. I woke up with like 500 new followers, including

Speaker A

[music] most of the sponsors from last night. That marketing lady said that passion sells, and she wants a couple. So, as much as I don't want to do this, I'm posting that.

Speaker A

Let's give her one. Hottest couple on ice and off. But only for show. We pretend to [music] be a couple. Sell the passion so we can land the deal.

Speaker A

Just pretend. Do not post it. No. These workouts [laughter] are not fit for public consumption.

Speaker A

Hey, isn't this the song from the train and the bonfire? You could wear a trash bag and still be stunning.

Speaker A

It's like it's our song. Hi. I couldn't wait to see you. Whatever happens, these past few months have been grueling.

Speaker A

No, no, no. I was going to say great handholding is legal. As per your terms, who said it wasn't? Well, the thing is just you don't know who's watching. You know, kissing isn't really part of the agreement.

Speaker A

No, but you never know who's watching. What's really going on between you and Adriana?

Speaker A

She's incredible. I'm just, I'm really happy. You, me, some aspirational hotness for the feed.

Speaker A

I'll see you tomorrow. I can't. I saw you kissing him last night, you know, and we decided to act like a [music] couple. We said no seeing other people.

Speaker A

I didn't hook up with any of the 26 women at the party who were willing because you made me have all of these feelings.

Speaker A

I made you. We had so many great times, and you make me better. Adriana, you made me better, too.

Speaker A

You don't love him. [music] You may think you do, but it is a massive mistake.

Speaker A

Braden, we are not doing this right now. The girl [music] who was making out with our major competition what, like a day ago.

Speaker A

Wow. So much for being better. Turns out you're still you even when you're pretending to be a good guy.

Speaker A

I didn't mean to hurt you. No, great job, Adriana. Braden, you are so hot and so fun, but none of that matters now, does it?

Topics:Adriana RussoBraden Elliotice dancefigure skatingcompetitive partnershipsports dramatrust issuesmedia impactsponsorshipperformance passion

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