Alexei Yagudin

Kuo said:

By the way,may I ask you how did he comment on Russian boys? I also root on Kolyada and Aliev, especially Misha, he's my favorite among young generation. I bet they weren't good words since Lyosha is a honest person and I love him that way, although I still would like to know his opinion.

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Yagudin: Wow! Well done. (when Dmitri had landed the first jump)
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Yagudin: No doubt, he deserves +3 for the combination he just has landed.
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Yagudin: Dima has nearly as much points for two quads as Adam Rippon had for all his short program (the first quad was done in a combination: 4Lz3T - and 4T after steps).
Zhurankov: Alexei, judges are shocked.
Yagudin: Not only judges are shocked. I'm shocked too, in our time we jumped only... stand! Well done. In our time 4S, 4T were maximum. So now for me seeing loaded programs of many top skaters is insanity, especially free programs. In times past we had 1 or maximum 2 quads. Now athletes have maximum 1 or 2 triples. And of course, 4Lz which many single skaters jump now, makes one look with sinking heart how easily they do it. 4Lz, 4F, 4Lo - this is kind of insanity. Soon we will see all those jumps, now let's continue enjoying Dima Aliev's skating.
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Yagudin: Now he needs only to hold out. Stand! We can see he is tired a bit, but he should stay in his image till the end, till last seconds, should stay concentrated. ... Well done!
Zhurankov: Yes! And here is the question, he almost shouted this question by his skating: maybe he is the one who should have been sent to the team event?
Yagudin: Do you know the saying? If grandma had moustache, she would be grandpa. Let's don't try to speculate what would be if Dima Aliev was skating in the team event. We have what we have. We have silver in the team. Yes, Misha Kolyada wasn't very successful...
Zhurankov: In the SP.
Yagudin: In the SP. The FP was a bit better, also not perfect. Yet what we can do? These guys - Dima Aliev and Mikhail Kolyada - participate in Olympics for the first time...
Zhurankov: Alexei, the guy is trembling, don't we see it?
Yagudin: I'm trembling as well now after this wonderful skate. Great! Well done. These are his first Olympics, and he was wonderful. We have goosebumps - as Tatiana Anatolievna Tarasova likes to say.
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Yagudin: You know, as for Zhenya Rukavicin and Dima Aliev, this is a team with a head, with a cool head. They think not only about their future skate, but also about skates which their competitors have shown. At the European Championship we could see, that Aliev didn't include 4Lz neither in his SP nor FP, he skated with 4 toeloops. And among those skates which his competitors had, he has got the silver. Now as far as I can see, the guys risked a little bit, I even can say they really risked...
Zhurankov: yes, really risked. Let's explain that. (tells about Aliev's injury)
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Yagudin: His score is very good and I think he can be among 6 strongest, now we can only see how his competitors will skate.

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alexei.yagudin: 2011 and 2018. @dimaaliev practiced figure skating and ski racing. He has chosen figure skating, and this is a good choice! Now he is a real artist on ice, and we can admire his skating! I wish you good luck at the Worlds in Milan and in other seasons! #sport #overcome #dimaaliev

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Yagudin: I hope his team event is just memories for him now, for his coaches, for fans - and now he will start the Olympics with a clean sheet. We cross fingers for him. This is his first Olympics.
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Yagudin (gently whispers): It was only 3Lz... He needs to get concentrated... to forget everything about the failing.
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Yagudin (gently whispers): 3A was very good, with a good height and length, but... what can we talk about after 2 fallings, after the missed combination?..
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Zhurankov: Alexei, you remembered already your fist Olympics, but anyhow your SP was successful there, wasn't it?
Yagudin: Well, actually everything was not bad. I think the fifth place at the first Olympics was a success, I had health problems... Yet this is not important, this is the past.
Zhurankov: And what about now? What do you think? Why is it so? Is something wrong about the psychological preparation? ... ... Not a simple question?
Yagudin: Not a simple one indeed. This is contemporary figure skating. I don't know much about his coach. Telling the truth, I don't know much about Mikhail Kolyada either. I often watched him skating, including the European Championship. I'd like to note, if we try to remember Nathan Chen's skating, for example (who has just failed his SP as well), we remember his clean skates. Yuzuru Hanyu - we remember his clean skates. Yet when I try to remember Mikhail Kolyada, I remember fallings from 4Lz and failings. I guess... I don't know how Misha should prepare. I'm not a coach. I'm not ready to judge and give advices to his team. Maybe he needs more competitions, more experience, to earn calm attitude to events, so that later he could have less anxiety on big events. That is because anxiety plays a huge role when one is skating.
Zhurankov: I should say, that Mikhail is a very responsible fellow. He has many sisters and brothers - there are 4 kids in their family. Big family. He was born in Kolpino. Everybody who know him, who worked with him, say he is well-educated, self-controlled, thoughtful guy. Maybe his perfectionism and sense of responsibility sometimes are not good for him.

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Kuo said:

Regarding the tour, I was curious about the BGM of Lyosha's new solo program, "Samsara", and found the MV on youtube, and had heavy rotation on it since two days ago. Love the song. It's a bit sad and gentle, suits Yagudin's age perfectly.

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Kuo said:

Yes that's what I mentioned, is it his new program?

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Rina RUS said:

As for the interview about Kolyada and Kolyada's team, I think google-translate is not very bad in this case, but maybe I'll try to translate something later.

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plushyfan said:

Yes, I know, he (Plushenko) advertised Mercedes Benz, he was invited to Germany when they showed the new model, he skated on the ceremony. And since that he is advertising continously the new models in Russia. The Swiss hand made watch Ulisse Nardine , he has own watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvj_7HJVmRA , Samsung, Russian lottery, he advertised apartments in Sochi, in whole Russia, in St. Petersburg because St. Petersburg chose him then and now. And many more things was advertised by him. The first was the Chupa Chups and that is undoubtable adorable.

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alexei.yagudin: We were risking to be late for our plane, yet we were watching and were anxious till the end! @azagitova, don't be upset!!! I know, that this season was difficult for you! Anyway you are the best in this season and you are the Olympic Champion!!!! You will have other Worlds in your life!!! We are with you

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alexei.yagudin: NOOOO!!!!! Alina is #1!!! Olympic champion!!! End of conversation
alexei.yagudin: not just Evgenia deserved the title!!! All of the ladies deserved, but Alina was BETTER than the rest of the field

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Kuo said:

By the way, Lyosha just finished the nose surgery. Hope everything is alright, wish him get well soon.

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