And that awkward moment when a small local competition has better medals than the French GP
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiDHQXXlm_1/
ha-ha! so true!
interview with Plushy after the competition I found on Twitter , google translate
https://www.archyworldys.com/evgeni-plushenko-the-new-rules-will-simply-kill-figure-skating/
Evgeni Plushenko: “The new rules will simply kill figure skating”
by archyworld April 26, 2018
The famous figure skater Evgeny Plushenko – about his son’s speech, plans for the next season and reform of the judging system.
Dmitry GIRIN from Moscow
On Thursday, a tournament was held in Moscow, organized by two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, in which the children of 2011-2013 of birth took part. Among the participants was the son of the famous figure skater – 5-year-old Alexander, who won competitions among boys.
FOR A SON I AM NOT AFRAID, HE HAS GOOD EDUCATION
“I am pleased with the performance of my son,” said Plushenko. “But not only him, but all the children from the school” Angels Plushenko. ” Sasha did the work that coaches prepared with him. Even if I did not win, so what? What, did I have the first places? No. The child should not necessarily be the first place.
– Do you see him as a professional sportsman in the future?
– Oh sure. But to become not just a professional athlete, but a good athlete, you need to work hard. But we will try
– Your son is giving an interview right next to you. Do not worry about him? Star fever and other dangers …
– I’m not afraid for my son, because he has a good upbringing. As a mother’s side, so with mine. I also started interviewing very early and did not become spoiled. Sasha is actively involved in sports, goes to kindergarten, school, so he is not a spoiled boy. And I will not let him ever become like that. It is unacceptable.
– Do you spend much time with your son?
“Enough.” But he has several coaches who deal with him. I do a lot of work at home, I tell how to perform. Perhaps in the future I will deal with them more tightly. So far, he has one training a day, without a hall, without choreography.
– Does like Alexander?
– Yes, he likes, he likes training.
– Is it hard to be both a loving father and a specialist in figure skating?
– My wife and I try to educate Sasha just as my parents brought me up. Yes, sometimes you have to be tough, especially in training, direct it, push it. But in general I try not to press Sasha. He is now at an age that can be passed on and the child no longer wants to do figure skating. We need an individual approach. But Sasha still likes to work, he’s stubborn.
NEW SYSTEM OF JUDGING – THE WAY TO NOKUD
– Recently you have completed cooperation with Serafima Sakhanovich. Will you be working with someone next season?
– Yes, I have Vladimir Samoilov, who in the last season became the 6th at the Russian Championship and entered the national team of the country, although he used to take 15-16 places. I will have more guys in the team, but I can not reveal all the secrets yet. We plan to get into the top three in the Russian Championship and, accordingly, to be selected for the European and World Championship. As for Seraphim, it’s a sport, it happens. The athlete is always looking for how it seems to be a stronger coach or more experienced. Seraphima herself from St. Petersburg and she here, according to her, it was hard. Although, as I think, we have achieved a good result.
– It’s about singles?
– Yes, in my school we do not do pair skating or dancing on ice, only single men’s or women’s skating.
– In the new season, the rules will be amended. How will this affect the figure skating, including your work?
– That’s when they are finally approved – and this will be in May, then it will be possible to talk confidently about something. Because there are still hesitations. There will be allowances and penalties of plus five and minus five points respectively, they want to reduce the arbitrary program by 50 seconds. I think this is wrong. Figure skating is developing, growing in terms of technology. I would have added time on the contrary and would have made the program five minutes long, not 4.40. But here such decisions are made.
– So you are against change?
– The new refereeing system is a way to nowhere. When skaters jump quad, they need more time to recover. But you still need to show music, interpretation of the image – you need to extend the program on the contrary. The new rules will not work. This we will leave 10-20 years ago and we will simply ride on the ice and beautifully spread our hands. My manager and I are preparing a letter to the ISU about these rules, we want to explain all this. And so it will be just the killing of figure skating.