https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDcEGw02cJM
"Dmitri Aliev and Alisa Fedichkina - 21st century Romeo and Juliet" report on Match TV
I would really appreciate a translation (sorry, I keep asking for these today!)
There it goes
Female announcer says a love quote by Shakespeare.
Male announcer: they are alone in the big city of Saint Petersburg; their parents live in other cities. He’s 16, she is 13. A story which Shakespeare or Pushkin could only dream of.
Dmitri Aliev and Alisa Fedichkina are 21st century Romeo and Juliet. Inspired not only by each other but also by a common aim which is yet far away on the horizon and is called Peonchang Olympics. She has bronze in Russian juniors, he has gold. On the ice they are not a couple, single skaters.
This story could have started like this: a Romeo – Dmitri who is is 16 and Juliet - Alisa, 13, are in love.
Dima: we try to find free time to spend it together.
The announcer: Usually they start talking about young skaters after their victories in junior or senior events. But people started talking about Dima and Alisa long ago. And not only in the dressing rooms. They don’t hide their feeling and agreed willingly to do this interview. The country knew about their love story not long ago. Some people think they are too young for it. Some might think: they have a lot to learn! But we think some people can only dream of it!
(Dima and Alisa are singing a love song in karaoke)
At training sessions they hardly exchange any words – they are single skaters. But Dima would take a look and estimate her elements. She would not notice it. The coach doesn’t like it. Of course, love is great but it’s better somewhere else – behind the boards. On the ice one should work.
Rukavitsin: For us, all of us: adults, parents, it was kind of unexpected, a surprise.
The announcer: they have arrived here to meet their coach 3 years ago: he was from a cold Ukhta, she – from a warm and not so snowy Rostov-on-Don. They met not only their coach but each other too.
Dima: Actually I don’t remember how we were introduced to each other. Alisa just whispered in my ear that she doesn’t remember it either. At first we didn’t communicate much with each other. I had a rough period of adaptation, a tough time when I moved here.
The announcer: In the city Dima had nobody. He moved when he was 13 so he missed his parents very much.
Dima: I haven’t skated for 1,5 month, didn’t go to the ice-rink. I lied that I was sick. It was hard to be away from my parents.
The announcer: he was saved by Alisa: a little girl with big eyes. They took Dima’s depression away.
Alisa: We got to like each other long time ago. But none of us could approach and confess. So I think we could have started dating even earlier.
Dima: At a certain moment I got stuck in it. I decided to make a move. And since then I have melted (Alisa laughs).
The announcer: but he didn’t have time to be weak, he had to take responsibility. At a competition in Nice Alisa had to skate without her coach but she wasn’t scared.
Alisa: Dima was nervous more than me. It was so visible. He was standing there, all so serious.
The announcer: coach Rukavitsin couldn’t arrive but he did as a monk Lorenzo from Romeo & Juliet: blessed the couple and Dima took Alisa to the ice.
Dima: She even told me: Why can’t you laugh a little bit, cheer me up? But I felt responsibility and even fear. And after that I had to skate myself, so it was like 2 competitions for me.
The announcer: He knows all Alisa’s programs by heart. She is sure that she took bronze for the 1st time at the last competition in Chelyabinsk due to his support. He was always beside her, he even invented their common ritual before skating (Dima and Aisa clap hand and say: We can do it!). And Dima in Chelyabinsk took gold; he was 1st among Russian juniors. He did 3A, 3S – a level of an adult. A coincidence? We don’t think so. Even cynical people understood it. They actually do everything together: train their dog Charlie, choose costumes for Dima’s performances. You may think it’s all kids’ stuff but they say – it’s love.
Dima: We promised to each other that we’ll be together and it’s forever. We swore to each other on the lake shore.
Alisa: He tied my eyes and took me some place. I actually didn’t know where we were going. Then he untied them and I saw a red blanket on the ground with chocolates and berries on it and we sat there in the evening.
The announcer: Of course, in life everything is not as easy as on ice and every relationship is hard work.
Alisa: he is very jealous.
Dina: She offends very often. I have to put up with it.
The announcer: their parents are not Montagues and Capulets, they don’t make any claims but they think their children are still kids.
Sergey Aliev (Dima’s dad): I can’t call it love, for example. Because they are teenagers, everything is ahead of them. We’ll see in future if this romance or friendship grows into true love.
The announcer: And these kids do not compare themselves to Romeo and Juliet, figure skaters have other heroes.
Dima: There are couples like Trankov and Volosozhar. They are together and they skate together.
The announcer: To be together not only in life but on the rink too – they thought about it and decided it’s better to skate separately.
Dima: We tried to do an element in the gym, like a throw or a lift, but in reality I’m afraid to do it with Alisa, I worry about her.
The announcer: so at long trainings in the Academy they skate by themselves, practice their programs but in the end Trankov and Volosozhar also skated separately in the past. In the evening their change their professional skates into ordinary ones to finally skate alone.