Brian Orser: I wouldn't have become a coach if I had won the Olympics

Alba · Feb 3, 2015

Vorobyova/Simonenko's interview with Orser: `I wouldn't become a coach had I won the Olympics' for rsport.ru

This is a very interesting interview.
Thanks to TAHbKA for the translation: http://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/ind...ch-had-i-won-the-olympics.94814/#post-4452387

The young talent that Brian is referring to is Stephen Gogolev.
Stephen Gogolev, 10-year old Cricket Club member, landing a triple axel in practice: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=836715296390867

GF2445 · Feb 3, 2015

Well if that were the case, thank goodness he didnt win!!

Alba · Feb 3, 2015

GF2445 said:
Well if that were the case, thank goodness he didnt win!!

As the saying goes Every cloud has a silver lining, right?

noskates · Feb 3, 2015

GF2445 said:
Well if that were the case, thank goodness he didnt win!!

Seriously. He has an amazing talent for coaching and it would be sorely missed had he followed another path.

Skater Boy · Feb 3, 2015

Alba said:
As the saying goes Every cloud has a silver lining, right?

Ah poor choice of words "silver lining" lol. Poor Brian the Susan Lucci of figure skating. Then outed; I am so glad he is having success as a coach. It was kind of sad to see him with no OGM considering his talent.

mnm464 · Feb 3, 2015

Brian has an extreme talent for coaching, noskates, that is agreeable. Whether you believe a god or gods has set a path for you or simply, everything has a reason, the world would be quite different and possibly worse off without Brian Orser as a coach! Keep it up!

Alba · Feb 3, 2015

Skater Boy said:
Ah poor choice of words "silver lining" lol. Poor Brian the Susan Lucci of figure skating. Then outed; I am so glad he is having success as a coach. It was kind of sad to see him with no OGM considering his talent.

My bad. I totally forgot. :biggrin:

peg · Feb 3, 2015

Alba said:
As the saying goes Every cloud has a silver lining, right?

Or in some cases, two silver linings

satine · Feb 3, 2015

peg said:
Or in some cases, two silver linings

:thumbsup:

Sandpiper · Feb 3, 2015

Thanks for sharing the interview, Alba. The little blond boy seems very promising.

peg said:
Or in some cases, two silver linings

'tis the Canadian tradition.

peg · Feb 3, 2015

Sandpiper said:
Thanks for sharing the interview, Alba. The little blond boy seems very promising.

'tis the Canadian tradition.

Sigh. Yes. Yes it is. On the bright side, Patrick is coming back, Nam is rapidly improving, and that little blond boy is doing triple axels at the age of ten.

Sandpiper · Feb 3, 2015

peg said:
Sigh. Yes. Yes it is. On the bright side, Patrick is coming back, Nam is rapidly improving, and that little blond boy is doing triple axels at the age of ten.

And the little blond boy has some Russian blood, doesn't he? Maybe that's the key to breaking the curse? :think: :laugh:

I mean, Stojko got beat by two Russians.

peg · Feb 3, 2015

Sandpiper said:
And the little blond boy has some Russian blood, doesn't he? Maybe that's the key to breaking the curse? :think: I mean, Stojko got beat by two Russians.

I was thinking the same thing but decided not to write it!!!

But seriously - Russian blood, coached by Orser, the Olympic champion-maker. If that doesn't do it, I don't think anything will. (Pssst, Stephen, whatever you do, do NOT win the World Championships the year before the Olympics or you're screwed. You're not American.)

kresslia · Feb 3, 2015

Another promising young Canadian?

We've got it guys. Three golds in a row confirmed.

2018 - Nam time.

2022 - Nam repeats.

2026 - The 10 year old kid comes in and slays.

blue_ice · Feb 3, 2015

peg said:
I was thinking the same thing but decided not to write it!!!

But seriously - Russian blood, coached by Orser, the Olympic champion-maker. If that doesn't do it, I don't think anything will. (Pssst, Stephen, whatever you do, do NOT win the World Championships the year before the Olympics or you're screwed. You're not American.)

The boy IS Russian. He was trained in Ekateringburg, Russia till last year. He was taught all his triples in Russia. Now he lives in Canada.

Meoima · Feb 3, 2015

blue_ice said:
The boy IS Russian. He was trained in Ekateringburg, Russia till last year. He was taught all his triples in Russia. Now he lives in Canada.

this makes sense. It seems Orser has become the new Tarasova who is good at polishing.
Both Yuzuru and Yuna have their beautiful jumps before moving to him. And Javi was coached under Morozov before as well.
So I am not sure I'd give much credit for Orser when it comes to polishing their jump technique.
I am just thinking maybe God is paying back to Orser for that 2 time silver lining.

gravy · Feb 3, 2015

Mostly playful of you all I'm sure, but I can tell this is already another case of hyping a young Canadian man to win that elusive Olympic gold.

anyanka · Feb 3, 2015

kresslia said:
Another promising young Canadian?

We've got it guys. Three golds in a row confirmed.

2018 - Nam time.

2022 - Nam repeats.

2026 - The 10 year old kid comes in and slays.

Not unless P Chiddy takes 2018 OGM first

sunnystars · Feb 3, 2015

blue_ice said:
The boy IS Russian. He was trained in Ekateringburg, Russia till last year. He was taught all his triples in Russia. Now he lives in Canada.

Interesting. Is he planning to compete for Canada from now on then?

peg · Feb 4, 2015

sunny_stars said:
Interesting. Is he planning to compete for Canada from now on then?

Well, he's the 2015 Pre-Novice Canadian Champion and according to Orser he has a Canadian passport... as far as I know, you can't get a Canadian passport without Canadian citizenship. :think: So if Orser is correct about the passport, perhaps one of his parents is a Canadian citizen?

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