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New Johnny Journal
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Thank you Lily of the Valley for the link. As always, a very interesting journal entry from Johnny, written with his usual style, wit and humour.
Here are just a few excerpts I found interesting.
" As for the holidays, I can't remember a more eventful holiday season. Thanksgiving in Tokyo, Christmas in Seoul, New Years in New York City, I haven't been home in ages! "
" The event in Korea was very good, and I was excited to see the pool of talent in the Junior Grand Prix Final. The United States is so strong, and Russia has some amazing pairs coming up! I also was very interested to see Kim Yu-na skate. I can't imagine the pressure she felt, and I was so proud of her for doing a great job in her home country."
" A week after my arrival back in the States I flew back to Seoul for a charity Christmas show organized by Kim Yu-na. I arrived once again with a royal welcome from my fans."
" There was so much media that showed up to film Kim Yu-na and I practicing our duet and opening and closing numbers. I was so happy to be there and I was so happy to help Yu-na with her show and of course to help raise money for the charity. Christmas Eve ended with a cake cutting ceremony for the skaters and happy smiles all around. The Korean fans made me feel so comfortable, especially being so far away from my family on such an important holiday, and I was so happy they all could come to see me."
" With my two silver medals in the Grand Prix I earned enough points to go to the Grand Prix Final. My federation offered for me to stay in Japan if I qualified for the final and Galina Yakovlevna and I decided to stay."
" I trained with Ando Miki and the rest of Nikolai Morozov's group. I am so impressed with the skating of Ando Miki. She was landing so many quads and triple triple combinations, she was really an inspiration to train with and she made me work harder. I really enjoyed my time in Japan and it was the perfect place to train ."
" I am preparing so hard already for the Championships and I hope I can show strength and as always, something beautiful. "
" I wish everyone success, love and knowledge for 2009 "
Here are just a few excerpts I found interesting.
" As for the holidays, I can't remember a more eventful holiday season. Thanksgiving in Tokyo, Christmas in Seoul, New Years in New York City, I haven't been home in ages! "
" The event in Korea was very good, and I was excited to see the pool of talent in the Junior Grand Prix Final. The United States is so strong, and Russia has some amazing pairs coming up! I also was very interested to see Kim Yu-na skate. I can't imagine the pressure she felt, and I was so proud of her for doing a great job in her home country."
" A week after my arrival back in the States I flew back to Seoul for a charity Christmas show organized by Kim Yu-na. I arrived once again with a royal welcome from my fans."
" There was so much media that showed up to film Kim Yu-na and I practicing our duet and opening and closing numbers. I was so happy to be there and I was so happy to help Yu-na with her show and of course to help raise money for the charity. Christmas Eve ended with a cake cutting ceremony for the skaters and happy smiles all around. The Korean fans made me feel so comfortable, especially being so far away from my family on such an important holiday, and I was so happy they all could come to see me."
" With my two silver medals in the Grand Prix I earned enough points to go to the Grand Prix Final. My federation offered for me to stay in Japan if I qualified for the final and Galina Yakovlevna and I decided to stay."
" I trained with Ando Miki and the rest of Nikolai Morozov's group. I am so impressed with the skating of Ando Miki. She was landing so many quads and triple triple combinations, she was really an inspiration to train with and she made me work harder. I really enjoyed my time in Japan and it was the perfect place to train ."
" I am preparing so hard already for the Championships and I hope I can show strength and as always, something beautiful. "
" I wish everyone success, love and knowledge for 2009 "
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Great post as usual. I had no idea that he was THAT sick, that is the kind of stuff you miss without TV coverage. I hope he gets completely better by Nationals.
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Yes - her 3-3's and quads impress and inspire one of the top male competitors but they aren't good enough for the judges.
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