Lakernik's interview on Junior Nationals...
I will just include the questions that are relevant, the rest you can read here:
https://translate.google.com/transl...-lakernik-nado-rabotat-dalshe.html&edit-text=
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In the men's figure skating picture is not so rosy.
This is because the big boys rode in Yoshkar-Ola medium, and small yet still small, and it is not known which of them will turn out. There are interesting guys - Peter Bean Goose, Eugene Semenenko, Matthew Vetlugin Daniel Bernadiner, the other shoots ... But what will happen? To understand this, it will take several years.
And the big boys, unfortunately, unstable ride. Alexander Samarin the same - like a set of technical and owns, but the elements performs somehow casually, not cleaned or something. Good skater Igor Efimchuk, but the program as such, he was not. Technically quite well trained Andrew Lazukin. But I think that was a mistake coaches include any program quadruple that hardly justified in that situation. Lazukin skated last and could choose tactics. And not for nothing, now the executive committee of the Federation will consider that at the Junior World Championships went not participate in competitions Adyan Pitkeev because he - the only one of our skaters at the junior world championships able to fight for the podium. In Estonia, can be a very strong company "singles" who own quads - the company athletes actually ride on an adult level.
I have a general impression that maybe the boys program and pairs very overwhelmed elements. And if in the future will be decided by saving time program, make one element less - in one jump, it may become easier rentals and cleaner. But such a decision this year will not be accepted, because these things can only approve ISU Congress...
But today, even at the junior level in the men's figure skating without a quad difficult to get on the podium?
How come? Petrov does no quadruple. But perhaps it is enough to hire two triple axel. Net rental with such jumps will allow to take a decent place. Provided, however, that it will be clean rental. A Pitkeev should the quad. At least one. Before the European Championship Adyan ill, that did not give him the opportunity to ride in full force. Let's see how he prepared now. I hope everything goes."
Nothing about what he said surprises me, unfortunately.
hwell: Lazukin is obvious example also. But I just believe in the best as always.
