Vladimir Morozov took part in an Olympic lesson project and visited the Kurchatov School of Moscow and answered some questions: (credit:
https://teamrussia.pro/news/novosti/vladimir-morozov-mozer-budet-nam-pomogat-ostal-noe-sekret/)
- Nina Moser announced the intention to stay just as a consultant in the upcoming season. How will it affect your pair?
- Nina Mikhailovna will help us. We will not lose contact with her.
- Who else will you work with?
- So far this is a secret, which is to be disclosed in the media soon. But I can assure you that everything will be fine.
- Are there any ideas for the new season?
- We are thinking about the variants of music. And it's still difficult to talk about the elements of a program. First we need to know the rules.
- Now there are rumors about likely changes in the rules of figure skating. How will they affect pairs?
- Until now the changes are not approved. This can happen only in early June. Therefore, we are waiting. Surely they will cut the Free program for 30 seconds and, probably, remove one element from it. They are going to introduce a new GOE scale - from "minus 5" to "plus 5". Previously it was from "minus 3" to "plus 3". This will help judges more accurately evaluate the performances. It is not clear yet with the quads.
- Will the cut of Free program affect the choreography?
- I hope that the changes will be reasonable. If you cut 30 seconds, you must exclude an element. Otherwise, it will be just a race for the elements..
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- What impression did the last season leave? Was it successful for you?
- In any case, successful. Not everything worked out at the Olympics, but we have team silver. In fact we left the juniors not so long time ago and already compete with the world's leading pairs. Youth is on our side. So we look with optimism for the next four years.
- They say that Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot decided to retire. If so, will it be easier for you?
- We do not have contact with them. Some say that they decided to leave, others, on the contrary, say they are going to stay. We will know for sure only at the beginning of the next season.
- Are you embarrassed to be behind the German pair at the Worlds by 20 points?
- No. We had mistakes, and Savchenko and Massot performed with no mistakes. But it happened at certain tournament. In general they are not so far ahead. At the Olympics, the judges forgave them short program with a jump mistake, placing them on the fourth place. But they skated perfectly their Free program.
- In the media, you often compared with the pair Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov. What do you think of it?
- This is a flattering comparison. We worked with one coach, so there are some similar elements. But in style our pairs are different…
- Do you consider yourself as candidates for leadership in the new Olympic cycle?
- We are used not to consider, but to do.
Sorry for the long post and for any eventual mistakes I've made.
