Evgeni Plushenko: Back to the Future
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Another great article from GS!:thumbsup:
Lovely piece, positive, informative, beautiful. Just reaffirms my belief in Evgeni Plushenko. I will be rooting for him, as always, though I doubt he will need it. He skates with the gods.
All the other male skaters should feel honored to skate against him ~ the best ~ he has the aura of invincibility. And he has the opportunity to make history, as the article mentions. I will be cheering him on all the way in his quest to make the impossible possible!
You younger male skaters out there, pay attention, this is the way it is done...
Lovely piece, positive, informative, beautiful. Just reaffirms my belief in Evgeni Plushenko. I will be rooting for him, as always, though I doubt he will need it. He skates with the gods.
All the other male skaters should feel honored to skate against him ~ the best ~ he has the aura of invincibility. And he has the opportunity to make history, as the article mentions. I will be cheering him on all the way in his quest to make the impossible possible!
You younger male skaters out there, pay attention, this is the way it is done...
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i just wanna say thanx again for the article now I read it
, i really enjoyed it, that was a nice break, no dithyrambs for his comeback neither any negativity, simple and to the facts, it was beautiful writing, compliments to the chef
I like plushy attitude concerning nothing to lose, there will be another olympic champion eventually and stephan, he is really something else, whenever i read something on his blog, I miss his graciousness towards skating and his co athletes.
, i really enjoyed it, that was a nice break, no dithyrambs for his comeback neither any negativity, simple and to the facts, it was beautiful writing, compliments to the chef I like plushy attitude concerning nothing to lose, there will be another olympic champion eventually and stephan, he is really something else, whenever i read something on his blog, I miss his graciousness towards skating and his co athletes.
I like this phrase, what does it mean?
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I like this phrase, what does it mean?
His skating is so exhalted and sublime, it is above the reach of mortal men.
Or -- He already died and went to heaven.
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Three cheers for gsk8 and the contributing journalists and correspondents that get these exclusive interviews for Golden Skate!
Ditto!
I have just read the article, and I agree that it is to the point and well written. I found it very enjoyable and informative. Thank you so much!
I like this phrase, what does it mean?
For me personally, seniorita, it is an image I have, in my mind, of an exquisite painting I saw once. Unfortunately, it was way too expensive for my budget, but that didn't stop me from eyeing it whenever I got the chance until the day it was sold.
It was an antique painting of two celestial human figures (a man & a woman) wearing long flowing diaphanous garb, skating what appeared to be a heavenly setting ~ firmament ~ that, to me, means to skate with the gods.
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Thank you so much! I really enjoyed reading it. Very informative. Even reading it, added the Olympic excitement. Keep my fingers crossed for him to keep healthy!
I'm sorry, I haven't read about other comeback, did the others not say that?
It seems he is aware this time it may not happen, I mean in the last interview he said, he talks about all the competitions he has to do before Olympics and then he says something like, well he uses an expression, but the idea is that he says that to expect not very good results in his first, second and even third competition.
And it seems the Fed is also aware that Plushenko coming back does not translate into "we have another Olympic gold", but they expect him to do well because in the document the Russian fed turned out about the expectation of the Russian team for the upcoming Olympics, when the men event is mentioned it says: "Expected podium finish IF Evgeni Plushenko competes".
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Can you imagine he'd really be happy with the bronze?
Not happy per se, but maybe content/willing to accept the result without major disappointment. But it's really difficult to tell, from a non-athlete perspective, the real motivation behind wanting to comeback to the Olympics. This isn't the first time it's happened, and it won't be the last.
I imagine that once you've reach a certain level of success, any comeback would be motivated by trying to get back up to that level or maybe even higher.
It's a nice thought for skatefans, but I think injuries will take their toll on the comeback kids in the end, and they'll be missing from one or more events.
I imagine this is the most difficult part. I mean, he already has the OGM! Not much else to reach for other than simply relying on the "bettering yourself" part...
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I think that if we (fans) can analyze for hours the potentials of a comeback and the abilities of a skater, the skater himself must suspect/ know his potentials, his rivals and what might happen beforehand, I dont think they daydream that they will be back and be handed a Gold Medal.
In case of plushenko, I believe he knows more than anyone that he wont be a lock for Gold and that this time he has to compete with many skaters on his level or even better at this point. Maybe he wont be ultimate happy- as every skater looks to reach the highest place- but I dont think he will be frustrated (like Irina was in 2006) with bronze or with a decent off podium finish . As he said, he has nothing to lose.
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