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I think you've got the right idea. The interviewer started the conversation by refering to Irina's failure. She wouldn't take Irina's word for being happy with having won a medal, but kept pressing her to reveal her disappointment with her failure. I guess Irina was the weakest link in a Russian field of gold medal winners across the other three disciplines. Her home country expected the gold from her; they wanted to sweep al four disciplines.
I think you've got the right idea. The interviewer started the conversation by refering to Irina's failure. She wouldn't take Irina's word for being happy with having won a medal, but kept pressing her to reveal her disappointment with her failure. I guess Irina was the weakest link in a Russian field of gold medal winners across the other three disciplines. Her home country expected the gold from her; they wanted to sweep al four disciplines.
alicelouise said:This is coming from a person who is not a fan of IS. This struck me as an "ambush" interview. I just wonder if her frustration was more at the reporter. He/she seemed like a real jerk. Sasha and Michelle's publicists(if they have them) wouldn't have let them near this person.
I can read some Russian. The reporter referred to Irina's 800 ruble cocktail. It was written in such a snide manner. Is the Russian press so down on her because she didn't complete the sweep of Gold medals?
If Russian athletes have to do this, it's understandable if they have a chip on their shoulder.
I could help but compare the article/spread of Michelle Kwan in Style magazine. If the writer had brought up 2005 Worlds or the 2002 Olympics who know what would have happened.