Tomorrow is a big day for Deniss and his fans, so I am sure that we will see something very good. He has worked so much, therefore he deserves success and not be undervalued.
I just picked out some bits from different interviews in Latvian mass media. You might find still some nuances interesting although there is not much new.
Let’s keep fingers crossed!
How do you like life in Champery?
It’s a fantastic place-absolute silence, calm and tranquility. The scenery is changing every day. Here I like much better than in the big cities I have lived before. I’m used to being alone and doing stuff that requires total concentration, therefore I like drawing. There are periods when I can’t stop doing it, the head is so full of ideas but there are periods when I don’t take the pencil in my hand. It’s always interesting to view the drawings which I did before the competitions and recollect the emotions.
Champery is just a very good place where I can practice English and learn French.
Are you going to have the same costumes at the competitions?
Yes, they were made by designers Taketoshi and Minako Orihara and I really feel honored that they were created in Japan specially for me.
How do you cope with the pain after the fall?
To my mind all athletes get used to pain because we expose our bodies to heavy exertions. You have to find your own way how to cope with it and not start doubting about your abilities. Speaking about my injury, I learned how to distinguish which pain is temporary and it’s enough to do some stretching exercises and be patient and which you have to pay intensified attention to.
Do you still feel the effect of the injury?
I got the injury because of lack of balance and I also overworked. Some muscles are usually overstrained. If I had heeled the tear in the abductor muscle but wouldn’t have changed the training technique, most probably, I had the same injury again. To avoid it, I had to realize the problems and learn how to use my muscles correctly. It meant to work hard off the ice, but not hurry back on the ice.
All in all I am feeling well, but I’m very careful about each detail. I have to be cautious and precise not to cause any harm.
Was it easy to start training Deniss? (a question to Lambiel)
It was not easy because the most important policy was patience as skating itself and complicated movements had to be forgotten for a long time. The only way back was a slow and gradual recovery. I respect Deniss as a personality and there was no doubt that he will be a great figure skater.
What are your weekdays like?
A typical week is from Tuesday till Sunday. Monday is a free day. (Diana told that it’s because on Sundays everything is closed in Champery and there is nothing to do. She said that it’s crazy [laughing]). On ice I am twice a day except on Wednesdays. In addition, I work much off the ice and two times a week we have cardio workouts. (Diana told that one week in a month they have ballet training.) Every day I skate through my both programs. The rest of the day is for studying and a rest. I enjoy walking around the village, cooking and playing video games.
This is a particular year in my life. The main objectives right now are to have a great and saturated skating season and leave school.
Honestly, I don’t know yet how to manage it. I have to concentrate on the Games and Worlds. But at the same time I have to find time for self-studying. (Deniss has to take all in all five final exams. He passed one previous year. One of them is just around the Worlds. He will have to take it later).
Right now, I see my future career in the skating but there are many things I would like to learn and do.
The photo of Deniss is taken by my partner at Lombardia Trophy, and using photoshop I combined the mountain peaks seen from Champery in the background! 
He was struggling with 4T, but had good attempts, sometimes it was two-footed. Also there were some difficulties with 3A, but overall his practice was really promising. It seems to me that he has lost some weight, his shape looks great. By the way, at the end of the practice he was joking, skating like a chicken and so on, the audience was laughing and gave him lots of applauses
He did so well! Absolutely magnificent, elegant, beautiful skate!
.i hope his pcs rise rise.he is deserve it
Good work Deniss! He looked so secure out there and has put himself in a great position. Thinking good thoughts for the FS!
