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PRESS CONFERENCE
Men, after Short Program
Nam Nguyen (CAN), 1st after the Short Program
I think that was the best short that I’ve ever done in competition. I was able to do my triple Axel internationally and I’m very pleased with how I’ve done today. I hope to continue that for the long program on Saturday. (On the competition being very long with 38 athletes) I don’t think there should be any less competitors. Every competitor in the world should have the opportunity to compete in Junior Worlds and I think sitting here for six hours is okay. You should watch every skater from different countries compete. (On whether the quad should be allowed in the junior men’s short program) I would say yes, give us a challenge for the short program. It would make us even more motivated to take the sport even further for juniors to try the quad in the short program. (on not getting a level four on spins and footwork like Shoma Uno) One spin is supposed to be a level three, the other two are supposed to be level four. For the footwork, it was planned to be a level three. That would be the highest I could achieve for a short program. (on training with Yuzuru Hanyu and Javier Fernandez) Training with Yuzuru Hanyu and Javier Fernandez, they have inspired me a lot. Both of them have been at the Olympics. They performed very well, one was the Olympic Champion, the other one was in fourth place. Watching them compete over there, their performances have motivated myself to work even harder for my run through. When I watch them do their quads, it’s amazing. When I get back from senior Worlds I’ll work on quads. (on being ready to compete against them at the World Championships in Japan) I guess so, but we all know what the result will be.
Boyang Jin (CHN), 2nd after the Short Program
I think today my first jump, the triple Axel, wasn’t perfect, but after that the jumps, the triple Lutz-triple toe and the triple loop were okay. So it was just the first jump that wasn’t perfect. (On the competition being very long with 38 athletes) I think this competition is fine. Today we had a practice in the morning and the competition started right after that, but I think the schedule was quite okay. (On whether the quad should be allowed in the junior men’s short program) Because no quad is allowed the triple Axel is even more important. But I would do a quad if it was allowed. (on not getting a level four on spins and footwork like Shoma Uno) I didn’t perform these elements perfectly yet in my program. After the competition I will work on this to make sure that next time I get a level four for everything.
Shoma Uno (JPN), 3rd after the Short Program
I felt a lot of pressure and I was worried before my short program, but I am very glad that I was able to perform to a level I am content with. (On the competition being very long with 38 athletes) Having some time in between the official practice in the morning and the competition is more or less fine with me. I am rather happy this way. However, for all the judges and everyone else it might be quite tiresome to wait for all these hours. (On whether the quad should be allowed in the junior men’s short program) I haven’t performed one yet, so I am not sure whether I would be able to do it, but still I agree with the other two and think it would be good to have it in the short program as well. (on having all level four on his spins and footwork) In our daily work my coach follows closely everything what I am doing and she is checking everything and she is always with me in competition, I guess that’s maybe the secret.