“What bothers me the most I would have to say, are journalists who go out of their way to be rude or be catty to get views, and they tag me in it,” said Wagner.
She's said many times that she wants to be a part of the media field after her competitive career is wrapped up.
Since Ashely has studied journalism, I don't see why not. She can do better from her experience.
As for the GPF, I wish her best of luck. She can show the audience what she can do.
Good article! Glad to see Ashley acknowledge her need for a triple-triple head-on, and rather than the more "critical" remarks she made elsewhere that she recognizes and respects her competitors.
Q: (from Nick Zaccardi) I wanna ask you, umm, could you kind of compare what it's like...in this environment where you're going up against these four Russians that are all...these(?) young girls, and compare that to what it was like even a few years ago when it was Mao [Asada], and Yuna Kim and kinda that sort of era? What are the differences that you see?
A: (Wagner) Umm...(short pause, then laughs) I'm trying to think of how to...umm, tip-toe(???)(laughs)...Umm, I think that...these Russian girls are absolutely incredible (voice emphasis) and they're so talented (voice emphasis), and you can tell that they put in the work and...umm, you know, they worked really hard to get to this point. Umm...Mao and Yuna Kim, to me...they were something absolutely incredible(voice emphasis), and they had this total package (voice emphasis) and they had this, uh...individual persona (voice emphasis) and I think that the difference between that era and the one that we're in right now is that, uh, all of these Russian girls right now, and who knows, like, you know, as time goes on maybe they'll start to stand out individually a bit more but everyone kinda sees them as one big...chunk of, (brief laugh), of Russian girls skating and Mao and Yuna really were able to create their own individual...legacy. I think that's kinda the difference between where we are now and...back then.
(Nick Z says, "Thank you." and they move on to the next question)
Q: (from Lynn): [actually, this is a follow-up to a previous question] ...And, just kind of a quick follow up, umm, your coach, uh, Rafael [Arutunian], uh, you know, always a very honest, uh, gentleman...and he says that sometimes you have...you don't really get as much ice time as you might like...uh, at your rink, you know, to work on all of these things [she's referring to jumps that Wagner mentioned working on in previous answer]. Umm, do you see that as a factor, you know, particularly going up against these, uh, Russians who...you know, have very good ice time?
A: (Wagner) I mean, I'm...I'm going up against, uh, a bunch of girls who have...uh, you know, an entire country giving them...uh, apartments (emphasis) and...uh, perfect ice time (emphasis)...and everything has really worked out perfectly (emphasis) for them...but...at the same time, you know what, my ice time might not be perfect, but I make the absolute best (emphasis) of what I have...Rafael...(laughs) Rafael loves to...let everybody know how difficult things can be (brief laugh) sometimes, but quite honestly, you know, if I have 2 hours on the ice and it's not exactly perfect training conditions, that's fine, it's the best I'm going to get that day and I have to just work with it. So it's not something that I think affects me all that much, because I'm just (???) kinda pushing through...uh, but...it would be nice to (laughs) live a day in the, in the Russians' shoes and, you know, have everything kind of perfectly set up so I can just focus on my training.
(Lynn says "Thank you", and they move on to the next question)
It's funny how a reporter can completely run a story off course. The story in turn can be driven more by agenda than facts. This interview does a much better job of presenting Ashley's tone and the spirit of the conversation.
It's funny how a reporter can completely run a story off course. The story in turn can be driven more by agenda than facts. This interview does a much better job of presenting Ashley's tone and the spirit of the conversation.
:thumbsup:It's funny how a reporter can completely run a story off course. The story in turn can be driven more by agenda than facts. This interview does a much better job of presenting Ashley's tone and the spirit of the conversation.
Both articles were written from the same media interview and simply chose to quote different parts of her response. Her response in the first article started by saying they Russian girls are incredible
Same interview. Two different writers, two completely different headlines and impression of Ashley.
Listen to her original interview and see which one interpreted better.
http://web.icenetwork.com/video/topic/103250406/v37022975