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- Jun 27, 2003
yeah in the case of US nationals I doubt Anchorage will ever host. Anchorage Figure Skating Club probably wouldn't want to host.
There was an FFSG news conference yesterday (that's where the bid for Worlds was announced). The video is on their Olympic blog - everyone seemed to be bored, with a comic moment when DG had to be reminded (by Brian) what Chan's name was . A Skate Canada vs. FFSG feud would be kind of funny. Though probably not good for the skaters.
I would go to the UK for Europeans or Worlds. I like the UK, even the people, despite the barbaric language, their eurohate and sometimes strange behaviour. On the plus side - no hugging, no kissing (only seniorita gets that remark, I guess).
Yeah, finally some Brian propaganda. Was about time!Joubert opens his heart, overcomes obstacles
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7114108&vkey=ice_news
Joubert opens his heart, overcomes obstacles
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7114108&vkey=ice_news
Yes, the media sets the tone, and the more times it's repeated that Brian has a difficult new program with great choreography, the better! Of course, this being IN, there has to be a mistake somewhere... I was puzzled by the choice of a picture from 2005, and even more puzzled by the caption:Yeah, finally some Brian propaganda. Was about time!
Joubert won his first medal at Euros in 2005? Huh? Joubert of course won his first medal his first time at Euros, aged 17, in 2002 - coaced by Veronique Guyon. His notable accomplishments under Depouilly the first time they worked together were winning 2004 Europeans and his first medal at Worlds (indeed a silver) the same season. Some fact checking would have been nice .Brian Joubert last worked with Laurent Depouilly in 2005, when the Frenchman won his first medal -- a silver -- at the European championships.
Yeah, finally some Brian propaganda. Was about time!
Thanks for the translation! I thought it was very good, and from experience I know how hard it is to translate - and to be satisfied with your work.
Is atomize like crush or pulverize? I don't want Brian to do any of those things to anyone, just to win; it can be by KvdP Euros bronze medal margins and I'll be totally fine with it.
"A program to win," was the unanimous comment judges gave when they saw Joubert's new free program to "Ancient Lands," by Irish composer Ronan Hardiman.
"The program (LP) they made is technically very demanding...."
Depouilly, who was coaching his own daughter south of Bordeaux, has now left his family behind to relocate near Joubert's home city of Poitiers for the season.
"The goal is to skate a great performance and come back with that gold medal," Joubert said. "I think of it every day. Every morning when I wake up, I am thinking of it."
I'm bumping this thread back up for some non-TEB stuff. I found an article about Brian Joubert from last week (pre-event), with the following being pretty interesting:
- Joubert re-affirmed that he will stay on after Vancouver, saying that one of his goals is to win all of the GPs (can't tell if he's serious about that or not). He's still missing NHK and CoC...
- He says he still needs to lose a bit of weight. Considering how thin he looked last week, this surprises me.
- Joubert claims that he's at about 75% right now - and that he was at 100% to start the 2006-7 season but had a hard time keeping it up, and actually felt that his condition that season began to decline in January.
In the Master ,He said that he was to lose 3 kilos and for the Bompard he loosed "only" 2 ...[*]He says he still needs to lose a bit of weight. Considering how thin he looked last week, this surprises me.
In the Master ,He said that he was to lose 3 kilos and for the Bompard he loosed "only" 2 ...