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Alexander Petrov

LRK said:
Oh, another thought. Maybe it's simply that Sasha wants to stay on and watch the rest of the competiton and cheer on his team-mates. It's his first senior major competition, after all; it's going to be a really special experience for him.
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I don't think so because the flight tickets are paid for by the Federation. Either he has something to attend to like the gala or the Fed simply finds it easier to book all their skaters on the same flight out from Vienna.

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Hotels are also paid for by the Federation. He has to justify the extra 2 nights.
 
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adelia said:
I don't think so because the flight tickets are paid for by the Federation. Either he has something to attend to like the gala or the Fed simply finds it easier to book all their skaters on the same flight out from Vienna.

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Hotels are also paid for by the Federation. He has to justify the extra 2 nights.
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Well, maybe it's as you say about the Fed finding it easier to book all the tickets at once. But still, it does give him a chance to savour the experience - and I hope he thoroughly enjoys his stay.:)
 
LRK said:
Well, maybe it's as you say about the Fed finding it easier to book all the tickets at once. But still, it does give him a chance to savour the experience - and I hope he thoroughly enjoys his stay.:)
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Indeed. He seems to have many friends in this sport across all the disciplines so I'm sure he's enjoying this experience as you said. :)
 
adelia said:
The gala is on the afternoon of the 31st. I don't expect him to be invited to the gala since he finished 8th. But if he does indeed end up being invited, then it probably means they knew before hand, which is strange but not impossible. And then of course if he does get invited, is it going to be "Just a gigolo"? Dun dun dun...
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Maybe he did get invited and they knew it. I just remembered this interview from mishin where he did talk about the Europeans gala:

"After a sensational third place in the championship of Russia Alexander Petrov said that it's not possible to go to the European Championship without a quadruple jump. He will show him it in Bratislava?
- He will show a fabulous exhibition number, which will go "encore". In it, Sasha reveals all the facets of his talent. Quadruple is in our approach, but at the European Championships will not take risks. To eat pies, they must first bake."

Of course online translators are not 100% accurate, but that sounds like he knows that Sasha will be at the gala... Maybe I'm wrong but I guess there is still hope so to say.
 
Skater01 said:
Maybe he did get invited and they knew it. I just remembered this interview from mishin where he did talk about the Europeans gala:

"After a sensational third place in the championship of Russia Alexander Petrov said that it's not possible to go to the European Championship without a quadruple jump. He will show him it in Bratislava?
- He will show a fabulous exhibition number, which will go "encore". In it, Sasha reveals all the facets of his talent. Quadruple is in our approach, but at the European Championships will not take risks. To eat pies, they must first bake."

Of course online translators are not 100% accurate, but that sounds like he knows that Sasha will be at the gala... Maybe I'm wrong but I guess there is still hope so to say.
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Yes, that thought did occur to me. But I couldn't tell in this case whether Mishin was simply expecting him to finish top 5 (and hence qualify for the gala). It's possible that he may have been invited, even though it's a small chance.
 
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adelia said:
I finally found a Mishin interview. It's a transcription of the TV interview he gave to Match TV.


"Honored coach of Russia Alexei Mishin immediately after the free program in the men's figure skating at the European Championships in Bratislava, he spoke to broadcaster "Match TV" on the results of the tournament and the winners and for his own ward - Alexander Petrov. http://cs627830.vk.me/v627830926/42d11/dvMZBDwjC80.jpg


The winner - Javier Fernández
- Javier Fernandez - a man who is dangerous even for Hanyu. The Spaniard is riding and exploring the charm, charming the audience. Scores that he receives - are valid.


On the second place Alexey Bychenko
- We congratulate Lesha Bychenko, because the athlete from Israel for the first time stands on the podium. It is important.


About bronze medalist - Maxim Kovtun
- Kovtun needs to find the quality that is necessary. He must show what he is able to do. What accounts for his mistakes? There are coaching ethics. I think that our veteran sports, our wonderful Lena Vodorezova is a great athlete and a great person, one of the few in the world of figure skating who adequately perceives victory and defeat ... She will understand.


About performance by Alexander Petrov (8th place)
- He did great. The true feature of a champion - is the ability to show what you are able do. And Alexander Petrov has this unique quality. With this athlete it's possible to go far. He has practically fulfilled the goals set for himself. The athlete didn't feel well before the beginning of the competition, but I'm satisfied with his performance. He is one of the youngest participants of the European Championship (16). We are going our own way, how - I know. We plan to develop quads. Next Tuesday we fly to the competition in Sarajevo, where we will participate. Rest only in our dreams. "

http://www.sportsdaily.ru/news/alek...yu-dlya-fernandesa-bychenko-kovtuna-i-petrova


Food for thought, food for thought.
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Video for Mishin's Match TV interview. He was actually asked first about Sasha and then the others but in the article they reversed the order.
The transcript is also a summarized version of what he says but that doesn't matter too much.

Go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jn5B2w2TXA
 
There's a press release of Liza taking part in the Sarajevo Open, so that's probably why they are flying back to SPB first instead of going direct from Bratislava to Sarajevo.
 
His schedule seems really tight but I guess I'm just glad he'll still be competing somewhere after Euros. Maybe he can do another senior B in March?
 
adelia said:
His schedule seems really tight but I guess I'm just glad he'll still be competing somewhere after Euros. Maybe he can do another senior B in March?
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Hope so. And I hope in the next season he will learn quad which will be the same stable as his axel. What about his skating skills I already see improvements, and I suppose he will progress. The only thing that bothers me is his spins. He loses a lot of points on this. :(
 
puremagic said:
Hope so. And I hope in the next season he will learn quad which will be the same stable as his axel. What about his skating skills I already see improvements, and I suppose he will progress. The only thing that bothers me is his spins. He loses a lot of points on this. :(
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Often the level is lost because he's short of half a rotation. He had no problems getting level 4s last season so I don't think it will be a big issue if his coaches pay more attention to it.
 
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