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Imagine you are a journalist...

lappo

Final Flight
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Since it's off season and DOI videos are not out yet...Imagine you are a journalist and you get to interview skaters/coaches/choreographers of your choice (competing now or in the past): what kind of questions would you like them to answer?
 

mrrice

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Jul 9, 2014
I don't have time to answer this question right now but.............I will later.

I will have questions for Patrick Chan, Med, Morozov, Raf, Tarasova, Javi, Nathan, and many more.....I'd love to have a round table with each team..
 

gmyers

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Mar 6, 2010
To zueva why did you not want to coach s/k anymore
To S/k why didn't you want to be coached by zueva anymore
To b/s what's it like being a Russian team letting down the legacy of Russian ice dance
To Zhulin- why have you become so bad at coaching that Russia for first time ever didn't medal in ice dance at worlds before Olympics?
To Gracie gold - so do you want to be a figure skater?
To tarasova- what's it like being seen as ruining so many programs with bad music choices
To hanyu- aren't you afraid to go outside? I'm scared for you
To Chan- what was the deal in not having a real coach?
To Sotnikova - why just say you are retired
To v/t - what's the deal with the comeback?
 

brightphoton

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Jan 23, 2009
To zueva why did you not want to coach s/k anymore
To S/k why didn't you want to be coached by zueva anymore
To b/s what's it like being a Russian team letting down the legacy of Russian ice dance
To Zhulin- why have you become so bad at coaching that Russia for first time ever didn't medal in ice dance at worlds before Olympics?
To Gracie gold - so do you want to be a figure skater?
To tarasova- what's it like being seen as ruining so many programs with bad music choices
To hanyu- aren't you afraid to go outside? I'm scared for you
To Chan- what was the deal in not having a real coach?
To Sotnikova - why just say you are retired
To v/t - what's the deal with the comeback?

Sounds like an excellent issue of People's magazine: figure skating edition :D
 

Arriba627

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To Gracie Gold -- How is your training going? Will you be ready for Japan Open? Do you see yourself ever going back to Alex as your coach?
To Mirai Nagasu -- Will you REALLY attempt the 3A, or are you just teasing us? :love: Are you making a cultural statement with your choice of Miss Saigon for your FS?
To Max Aaron -- What steps are you taking to improve the artistic side of your skating?
To Yuzu -- Are you tired of the whole Winnie the Pooh thing at this point?
To Boyang Jin -- Do you still have your lizard pets?
To Shoma -- How are your English lessons coming along? Will you ever wear the t-shirt I gave you? Do you enjoy going to the U.S. to train?
To Coach Mihoko Higuchi -- Where do you get your nails done? Are you as happy as you look? Is it difficult to coach Shoma?
To Coach Machiko Yamada -- Are you really as powerful as people seem to fear you are?
To Tomoki Hiwatashi -- Why did you leave Alex?
To Takahito Mura -- How scary will your costumes be this year?
To Coach Inna Goncharenko -- What did you REALLY think when Maxim threw that used tissue in the flower pot in the Kiss and Cry?
 

karne

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To Max Aaron -- What steps are you taking to improve the artistic side of your skating?

Such a shame that after asking properly interesting questions to other skaters, you'd waste your one Max question on a question he's answered many, many times.
 

Arriba627

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Such a shame that after asking properly interesting questions to other skaters, you'd waste your one Max question on a question he's answered many, many times.

I have no idea what he's been doing lately tho. I know in the past he has seen a spin specialist, worked with Phillip Mills, etc. Haven't heard too much lately. I think it's a good question.
 

4everchan

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Such a shame that after asking properly interesting questions to other skaters, you'd waste your one Max question on a question he's answered many, many times.

so what would you ask him? just curious
 

mrrice

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so what would you ask him? just curious

I don't know how people listen to music anymore but, I'd ask him for a playlist of his favorite songs. After watching him in that "Can't Stop The Feeling" Video. I was pleasantly surprised at how well he can dance. He also has a beautiful smile and when he's relaxed, he can really perform. If we were in private, I would ask him if he is truly happy skating in Colorado. I'd remind him that it is now or never for his Olympic dream to come true and that with his big jumps and personality, there is no reason for him to enter any event with the slightest doubt that he can win.
 

bramweld

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Nov 12, 2012
1. To Maria Staviskaya. what has it been like to have two failed partnerships in two successive seasons, are you going to continue?
2. To B/S specifically Katia, what motivated you to still take the chance to take meldonium even when you knew it would be banned soon?
3. To S/K is love so blind that you're willing to put up with any behaviour to win gold? Or is it that the gold medal is more important?
4. To Oleg Volkov, what really went down between you and Zhulin?
5. To S/B, why create so much hype for yourself before the start of the Olympic season? But more importantly what are your music choices for this season?
6. To Morozov, What are you doing at 40 years old courting teenagers, are real women too aggravating or are they too intellectually challenging for you?
7. To Lena Ilinykh, aren't you disappointed that your actual father never beat the crap out of Morozov after the stunt he pulled with you, all for the sake of a Olympic medal?
8. To Marina, tell me, how do you really, really feel about Katsalapov's character?

Well, Im just getting started, really like this thread.:):p

EDIT;

9. To Shibnev, you're a mystery, tell me about yourself? Both Morozov and Zhulin wanted to work with you but in some circles you're seen as talentless? How does that make you feel?

10. To Vasilisa, what went down with you and Shibnev? Did you think you could do better? Was the ick factor too much for Anton or did hubby decide he'd rather train his daughter? What is it like seeing your husband remake you in the image of his former student, EI? Strange? By the way would you consider a career in media, you seem to have a natural flair for it?
 
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mrrice

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1. To Maria Staviskaya. what it been like to have to failed partnerships in two successive seasons, are you going to continue
2. To B/S specifically Katia, what motivated you to still take the chance to take meldonium even when you knew it would be banned soon?
3. To S/K is love so blind that you're willing to put up with any behaviour to win gold? Or is it that the gold medal is more important?
4. To Oleg Volkov, what really went down between you and Zhulin?
5. To S/B, why create so much hype for yourself before the start of the Olympic season? But more importantly what are your music choices for this season?
6. To Morozov,What are you doing at 40 years old courting teenagers, are real women too aggravating or are they intellectually challenging for you?
7. To Lena Ilinykh, aren't you disappointed that your actual father never beat the crap out of Morozov after the stunt he pulled with you, all for the sake of a Olympic medal?
8. To Marina, tell me, how do you really, really feel about Katsalapov's character?

Well, Im just getting started, really like this thread.:):p


Holy Cow, Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh2:
 
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... If we were in private, I would ask him if he is truly happy skating Colorado. ...

Just my two cents, but my hunch is that whether asked in private or in public, Max very readily would give Yes as his answer.

For one thing, I get the sense that the opportunity to belong to the OTC community and to work/train (and play) with fellow athletes from a variety of sports means a lot to him.
Even though he has not yet :ghug: been an Olympian, I hope/believe it has been gratifying to Max that his experience as a hopeful has been as steeped in the Olympics as it possibly could be.
 

plushyfan

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2. To B/S specifically Katia, what motivated you to still take the chance to take meldonium even when you knew it would be banned soon?

Hm... she used it when it was allowed. The WADA didn't know how long the meldonium would leave the body. This is the reason why she could compete in last season.
 

bramweld

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Hm... she used it when it was allowed. The WADA didn't know how long the meldonium would leave the body. This is the reason why she could compete in last season.

Exactly, if all this was unclear, why take the RISK?
 

karne

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Exactly, if all this was unclear, why take the RISK?

Probably because she actually trusted that WADA had actually done some research and thought she'd be okay? I know, I know, how ridiculous to believe that WADA had actually done some research...
 

karne

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I have no idea what he's been doing lately tho. I know in the past he has seen a spin specialist, worked with Phillip Mills, etc. Haven't heard too much lately. I think it's a good question.

Why do you assume that because you haven't heard much lately, he's not?

so what would you ask him? just curious

Hmm.

I think I would ask him, what do you feel when your music starts? What do you feel, what do you think, or do you tune out, do you zone out, as you skate your program?
 

plushyfan

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Exactly, if all this was unclear, why take the RISK?


Do you know when it was notified for Katia that it became a prohibited drug?

Do you know when she used the medicine last time?

I don't like your words "why take the RISK" . This assumes she wanted to cheat... You don't forget the Meldonium was used as a heart protective medicine for athletes. Search Ilvar Kalvins name he was the inventor scientist. He is not Russian.
 

plushyfan

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Can anybody help me ? I don't receive notifications when I'm quoted.. I receive about the "likes" only..
 
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