Posted on 07/15/2022 5:21:17 PM PDT by RummyChick
There was just one thing that would have made the brash and chaotic circus of the Trump presidency complete — his irrepressible first wife, Ivana. Unlike shy and glacial Melania, whose heart never seemed to be in it, the Czech-born former skiing instructor and fur coat model would have been the perfect, larger-than-life First Lady for the bombastic president.
Her outrageous hairdos were as bouffant as his, her wit as caustic and her personality just as egocentric and competitive. The formidable Ivana was also a detail-obsessed workaholic who played a key role in the Trump business empire.
She became an unlikely hit with British viewers in the 2010 series of Celebrity Big Brother and would surely have relished every second in the White House — although heaven only knows what the queen of kitsch would have done with the decor.
Instead, Ivana had to observe some sense of decorum and watch from the sidelines — and largely succeeded.
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One other thing: I had no reason to think that Ivana was a borderline Olympic skier, since few people are, and I had never heard any reference to her being one. Not knowing that doesn’t make me a “dummy,” it makes me unaware of something that probably 98% of the public is unaware of.
Today they do because of the various ski's and shapes available - prior to and during that period when this would have happened, the only people who intentionally skied backwards were those who had ski ballet ski's or were out of control - today's shapes and lightness was not available back then.
This particular statement in the article is BS
She could have been snowboarding, where skiing backwards is common.
Nicely played
More Trump Derangement Syndrome and using Ivana’s death as an excuse to do it. Evil Stalinazi media sickos.
Because you didn’t do your research.
I hang out at whiles with my next-door neighbor, the Democrat [old school union guy]. He absolutely HATES Trump.
I always try to figure out exactly why he hates Trump, and always get vague reasons.
With this article, I think I finally realize what's going on.
Crap-piles like Tapper and Cuomo, and their ilk, promote the idea that any ordinary American is the equal of people like Trump in every way, and this encourages people like my neighbor [great guy, BTW] to sit in personal judgment on The Donald.
I've never had a problem with Trump because I'm not under the delusion that I'm an equal of some really rich dude who lives in a city that I would absolutely hate.
Trump is like my "rich uncle" who does things that really rich people do. Not my thing, but his whacky doings are entertaining.
No envy here.
👍🏼
I recall the incident from when it happened.
I knew her athletic background from when it happened.
Now, who is being the sanctimonious prig? Why, you are, of course.
Take your embarrassment elsewhere.....prig.
Sounds just like I’d expect her (Melania) to be....about her misspelled name. Thanks.
LOL....okay...and, only asses haven’t.
So, there is that.
Ski instructors [especially of kids] used to ski backwards even in the narrow, stick ski days.
Ivana Trump’s Funniest Skiing Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifYefVMoJyQ
Cut from the same cloth as Martha Mitchell!
Beautiful, intelligent, influential, and a little bit crazy.
Who could forget the Gabor sisters?
Always marrying dukes and lords and millionaires.
:)
I’ve been riding for decades and seen people ski backwards and 360.
https://theskigirl.com/how-to-ski-backward/
I can ski backwards..
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