I just found the previous interview, and got curious so I google translated myself the latest one, and here it is. He definitely speaks like a little sage, quite impressionable at his age. I love the way he solemnly handles some frivolous questions asked by the interviewer
16 year-old Russian figure skater Arthur Danielyan, who won the silver in the Russian Championship in December, before the European Championship, told Andrei Simonenko and Anatoly Samokhvalov how he appeared in CSKA Moscow, why he wanted to work with Elena Buyanova and what role Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova played in his career.
I always liked to be different
- Arthur, after the silver of the Junior World Cup in 2018, you had difficult times.
A: This is due to physical growth, which I continued for one and a half to two years. But now it has become more or less stabilized.
- You are a Volgograd boy who was engaged in figure skating, swimming and tennis. Who were your idols?
A: In those years, I did not closely monitor figure skating, but when I decided that I would consciously and professionally engage in this sport, I began to look at the leaders. Then on top were Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin.
- In theory, one of them should be your idol.
A: I did not single out any of them, but was rooting for both and admiring them. I peered at their performances and tried to understand how they jump quadruple or even triple. It was a kind of experience for me.
- These two Olympic champions seemed fantastic?
A: “For me, yes.” But it was long time ago. I then owned only double jumps.
- Champion of Russia Dmitry Aliyev said that in his childhood he closed in the room and repeated every movement of Yagudin's “Man in the Iron Mask”. Did you have something like that?
A: “I would not say that.” I always liked to do my own thing, develop my personality and not be like anyone else.
- But all the same, first you need to see something ingenious so that there is a guideline.
A: Not necessary. You can just try some steps, images, music. You yourself will understand what is yours and what is foreign to you.
- When did you realize that you really have your own style?
A: Literally this year. When I reached the level of junior international starts, I realized that I had some kind of my own style, image, skating, that I stood out.
Communicated in Armenian with Zakaryan
- Once in childhood, one of us was making music, and my mother tried to turn me into another Van Cliburn. But still I wanted to go into the yard and play football. Were you like that with figure skating?
A: I did well everywhere, so I did not have such complexity. Training, and in the evening I went for a walk and play football.
- Who were you on the football pitch?
A: I was Artur, who took the ball, ran and scored without any feints and other things.
- Who was your idol?
A: Lionel Messi.
- What about your local team Volgograd Rotor?
A: I have never been to a stadium.” I really did not follow football, I didn’t collect fan gadgets, and I watched cartoons on TV. And figure skating when shown. And now I’m definitely not up to football. Then it at least was in my yard, but now the sport is completely gone from my life.
- You were born in Volgograd. Have you been to Armenia?
A: Yes, at a recent stage of the Junior Grand Prix in Yerevan. And before that, it was a very long time ago, when Rodnina’s rink was just opened there. But I speak Armenian, we communicate in the family in two languages without restrictions.
- And with (producer, author of the ISU Skating Awards project idea) Ari Zakaryan?
A: He asked whether I know Armenian. We talked during the Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk.
- A lot of family funds went into figure skating classes?
A: Dad worked, and my mother worked with me. We did not need anything, so my mother was calmly immersed in my figure skating, and drove me to additional training. I didn’t have much ice time, but I needed to practice. Every day, at least one session, in addition to it, had to go to choreography, to OFP. I skated almost everyday - the skating rink, physical training, choreography.
At CSKA, everyone was shy at first
- Parents immediately supported the need to move to Moscow, when it became clear that their son needed to grow?
A: My previous coach went to my mother and said personally that I need to move on, since she will not be able to train me on a triple axel and quadruples. “If possible, move,” she said. Mom asked me who I would like to go to study with. I replied: "To Elena Germanovna (Buyanova)."
“How did you know her?”
A: After the Olympics in Sochi, I became interested. I watched all kinds of videos with Elena Germanovna and Adelina (Sotnikova, 2014 Olympic champion). Inspired by her and wanted to try to learn from Elena Germanovna. I knew that Maxim was training with her (Kovtun, four-time champion of Russia).
- And did Yulia Lipnitskaya, the Olympic champion in Sochi in team competitions, not catch on with the coach Eteri Tutberidze?
A: I felt that I had to go to Elena Germanovna.
- Buyanova immediately accepted you?
A: Initially, I got to the training camp in Novogorsk to Viktor Nikolayevich Kudryavtsev. And then asked for a try-out with CSKA. He came, but Elena Germanovna did not. Passed by Mikhail Magerovsky. Then I showed my triples to Elena Germanovna. I jumped separately, without cascades. The training ended, Elena Germanovna shook my hand and said: "See you in June."
- In those moments, you dreamed of becoming a world champion as quickly as possible?
A: Then I did not think so far, did not even dream about junior medals, because initially I did not know how long I would stay in CSKA. Will I have the strength, patience, will I withstand the Moscow load.
- When you first saw Sotnikova, what did you feel?
A: It was very emotional. Here I am, and here she is next.
- Wanted to take a picture?
A: I took pictures with her back in Sochi, after the Olympic season Adelina came to perform at the Russian Cup stage. Then she signed me an autograph. My first training camp at CSKA was held in Kislovodsk, where we talked. Initially, I was shy with everyone in CSKA. Then they started to talk to me so that I would feel comfortable and calm in the new environment.
:rofl2: That even pales the heap of ice cream packages on the K&C table 
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It's a good decision for the future, for him to gain experience - if consistency is an issue, so it is for all the other older Russian boys anyway 
I really hope he won't get overwhelmed, but just take in the opportunity as it comes and be able to enjoy and have fun!! 
well at least they didn't make them wear costumes with their logo or jingle on it... Carolina Kostner did on some of the shows in Italy, with a huge garish red logo of Suzuki on her back that was just beyond the limitation of decency 
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:eekn: - I had applied just for the heck of it last year and sort of forgot about it, because I wasn't actually expecting anything for real. I could have overlooked the previous communication and chucked it away along with a heap of spams I receive everyday 
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