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Agree. Although they share the same palette and style so they look almost the same. Her SP dress looks like last year's FS dress. This season's FS dress tho is my favorite. It's just beautiful. She looks more beautiful in it.
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Agree. Although they share the same palette and style so they look almost the same. Her SP dress looks like last year's FS dress. This season's FS dress tho is my favorite. It's just beautiful. She looks more beautiful in it.
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"@rockerskating Well it doesn't mean she's on the wrong edge all the time. I've seen her lutz edge up close in practice. She does get on an outside." https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/911660677571465218
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I think her edge could be unclear at worst. Maybe her focus on the rippon made it a bit inside this time. But she works on it no matter how tough, which could only be seen as admirable.
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Agree. Although they share the same palette and style so they look almost the same. Her SP dress looks like last year's FS dress. This season's FS dress tho is my favorite. It's just beautiful. She looks more beautiful in it.
The color palette of her FS dress is like an Autumn dream, I absolutely love the auburn accents with all the greys and blues and purples!
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Hi, everyone!
See below a translation of short interview after the competition.
Once again, Zhenya is a perfectionist and I bet she will work two times harder again
. Personally, I already love the programme, think and it gets better, just need to skate it more and continue to work and adjust for a new jumping order. She again reordered jumping path and made it even more difficult with, now both 3F is in combas! Also rippons everywhere (even in 3Ltz), you go girl!
In both SP and FP, Zhenay looks more mature and grown, I like it a lot!
P.S. The hair-pin is soooo beautiful, she looks like a princess!:luv17:
Interview:
"We still can rework (modify) some things, make some corrections (changes) for element's entrance and technical side of jumps.
We will continue to work on spins and on quality of skating. We will look for a new "features" (schticks/highlights), which are comfortable to skate and looks interesting (enjoyable). " - said Zhenya to journalist answering the question of journalists, whether changes in the programs of the Olympic season are possible.
"This is more difficult for me, it's new," added Medvedeva, referring to the new technical content of the program: "Two combinations in the second half, only one jump in the first half. But the man can adapt to everything, everything is possible to polish with multiple skating runs, we will continue work."
https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20170923/1126162985.html
See below a translation of short interview after the competition.
Once again, Zhenya is a perfectionist and I bet she will work two times harder again
. Personally, I already love the programme, think and it gets better, just need to skate it more and continue to work and adjust for a new jumping order. She again reordered jumping path and made it even more difficult with, now both 3F is in combas! Also rippons everywhere (even in 3Ltz), you go girl! In both SP and FP, Zhenay looks more mature and grown, I like it a lot!
P.S. The hair-pin is soooo beautiful, she looks like a princess!:luv17:
Interview:
"We still can rework (modify) some things, make some corrections (changes) for element's entrance and technical side of jumps.
We will continue to work on spins and on quality of skating. We will look for a new "features" (schticks/highlights), which are comfortable to skate and looks interesting (enjoyable). " - said Zhenya to journalist answering the question of journalists, whether changes in the programs of the Olympic season are possible.
"This is more difficult for me, it's new," added Medvedeva, referring to the new technical content of the program: "Two combinations in the second half, only one jump in the first half. But the man can adapt to everything, everything is possible to polish with multiple skating runs, we will continue work."
https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20170923/1126162985.html
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I believe in her team. They know best
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I also believe they know better, but when she first announced that she would move 6 jumps into 2d half I was instantly worried. Just can't see that it's the best idea imho. (obviously in my humble opinion of sofa experts
) It's just everyone complaining that she does the same stuff when in fact everyone does the same 
She had changed the number of things already while developing into young lady, such as axel from spread eagle, spins and overall SS has improved, her arms movement and lines now are clearer, she changed triple-double-double combo, added rippons to all (!) jumps apart axel. Whatever people say, she didn't keep her old programmes but make new ones, and I am pretty sure, she has triple loop combo in her sleeve if needed, it's just not that stable yet I believe. I mean really, is it not enough for the one season......
so this thing is to move all the second half is just such a risk!
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Article about this photo - is read as the thriller )
https://rsport.ria.ru/blog_simonenko/20170924/1126210766.html
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WOW! Amazing article! Thank you! :agree:
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Interview Translation
Happy Monday! (it's still Monday at least where I am
)
See translation of the interview. This one was not only long but also quite hard to translate. So please don't judge too harsh
Personally, this is probably my favourite Zhenya's interview. Read until the end you will get why
Journalist (J): Zhenya, how can you comment on your skating in Bratislava?
Zhenya (Z): I will better after FP. Although, I can not say that I very happy (satisfied) that Is skated better than in Sochi because I have to skate clean. I will be honest, I was very nervous before SP, basically, couldn't feel my legs. But before FP, I made up my mind, calmed down and realized that I have nothing to lose, so FP turned out to be alright (okay).
J: you looked great on the warm-up before FP, was doing everything very well.
Z: I already said more than once that for me the 6-minute warm-up is very important. It sets me up for skate, and I start the program with the same feelings, so I try to warm up well.
J: Why was your nervous? How can you explain it? Is it due to having jumps in the second half in FP?
Z: The fact that I now have two combinations in the 2d half and only 1 jump in the 1st half, is, of course, makes it harder, but it's possible to perform, just need to skate programme more. Man gets to adjust to everything. Just have to work.
J: You mentioned that after this start you with your team will make some changes and corrections. Can you explain which ones?
Z: Changes will be made, but not in terms of reordering jumps and moving them to the first half of program, only for reason that it will be easier. No! Maybe some changes would be in transitions for jump' entrance, we will continue to work on jumping technic, spins and on quality of skating, we will look for a new "features" (schticks/highlights), which are comfortable to skate and looks interesting (enjoyable), increase element levels.
J: Your jumps in this season are notably higher.
Z: I was trying to make all jumps with rippons. In fact, I started to do it in 3 days before Bratislava. A weak after Sochi, I was skating programmes with only one hand raised or normally. But one day I thought: "Why not to try everything with rippons?" And I started to jump like that.
J: Is it easier for you to make jumps with rippons?
Z: To tell the truth, it is more difficult. But this is a challenge for me, which I accept, I will continue to work.
J: Even after the first competition it is seen that your skating skills have improved.
Z: We were working hard on this, but not it's still not enough.
J: How did you train during the summer, did you change anything in preparation for the Olympic season?
Z: With coaches and choreographers, we worked in the same way. We already have our own system of training, from which we do not change a lot.
J: You trained a lot last season, what resulted in a wonderful outcome.
Z: I am planning to work even harder this season.
J: How is this possible?
Z: It is possible. If I don't have clean skates (clean performances), it only means I have to work more.
J: Bratislava is your first competition of the season. Maybe if you would skate perfectly, it could be not very good either.
Z: But, for example, Yuzuru Hanyu broke the world record at this first competition of the season in SP! He got 112 points for his programme! I found out about it from Instagram, and my first thought was: "How did he do that!" Amazing!
J: How important the first start of the season for you?
Z: The first start is very important, as, indeed, all other competitions. And I would not say that this is the most difficult start for me. It's just a debut tournament with new programs, new dresses, which cause some unusual feelings. During the season, it all settles down, you get used to it ... But for me, the first start of the season is the biggest experience, because you have to overcome yourself. By the beginning of the season, we are not always completely ready physically and mentally. So you have to overcome yourself. The first start is a push (trigger) to the season, the first step, the first performances, which reveals the moments (flaws) on which you have to work on and refine.
J: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy once told me how difficult it was for them to start the season as leaders because they were already famous (multiple winners) athletes and were afraid to make mistakes, because the public would start criticizing them.
Z: I know that those fans who are loyal to me will love and support me no matter how I skate.
Every new season is the beginning, new programs, and each program is a little life (small life). This is the story that we convey (create), and to make this story complete, and it would be readable without hesitation, it is crucial that words and letters do not fall out of sentences and punctuation marks are correct. After all, you would keep your attention to this, cuz it distracts from reading the story. Therefore it is very important to skate without any mistakes to be able to tell your story on the ice.:luv17:
J: That's right. Thank you, Zhenya.
Happy Monday! (it's still Monday at least where I am
)See translation of the interview. This one was not only long but also quite hard to translate. So please don't judge too harsh
Personally, this is probably my favourite Zhenya's interview. Read until the end you will get why
Journalist (J): Zhenya, how can you comment on your skating in Bratislava?
Zhenya (Z): I will better after FP. Although, I can not say that I very happy (satisfied) that Is skated better than in Sochi because I have to skate clean. I will be honest, I was very nervous before SP, basically, couldn't feel my legs. But before FP, I made up my mind, calmed down and realized that I have nothing to lose, so FP turned out to be alright (okay).
J: you looked great on the warm-up before FP, was doing everything very well.
Z: I already said more than once that for me the 6-minute warm-up is very important. It sets me up for skate, and I start the program with the same feelings, so I try to warm up well.
J: Why was your nervous? How can you explain it? Is it due to having jumps in the second half in FP?
Z: The fact that I now have two combinations in the 2d half and only 1 jump in the 1st half, is, of course, makes it harder, but it's possible to perform, just need to skate programme more. Man gets to adjust to everything. Just have to work.
J: You mentioned that after this start you with your team will make some changes and corrections. Can you explain which ones?
Z: Changes will be made, but not in terms of reordering jumps and moving them to the first half of program, only for reason that it will be easier. No! Maybe some changes would be in transitions for jump' entrance, we will continue to work on jumping technic, spins and on quality of skating, we will look for a new "features" (schticks/highlights), which are comfortable to skate and looks interesting (enjoyable), increase element levels.
J: Your jumps in this season are notably higher.
Z: I was trying to make all jumps with rippons. In fact, I started to do it in 3 days before Bratislava. A weak after Sochi, I was skating programmes with only one hand raised or normally. But one day I thought: "Why not to try everything with rippons?" And I started to jump like that.
J: Is it easier for you to make jumps with rippons?
Z: To tell the truth, it is more difficult. But this is a challenge for me, which I accept, I will continue to work.
J: Even after the first competition it is seen that your skating skills have improved.
Z: We were working hard on this, but not it's still not enough.
J: How did you train during the summer, did you change anything in preparation for the Olympic season?
Z: With coaches and choreographers, we worked in the same way. We already have our own system of training, from which we do not change a lot.
J: You trained a lot last season, what resulted in a wonderful outcome.
Z: I am planning to work even harder this season.
J: How is this possible?
Z: It is possible. If I don't have clean skates (clean performances), it only means I have to work more.
J: Bratislava is your first competition of the season. Maybe if you would skate perfectly, it could be not very good either.
Z: But, for example, Yuzuru Hanyu broke the world record at this first competition of the season in SP! He got 112 points for his programme! I found out about it from Instagram, and my first thought was: "How did he do that!" Amazing!
J: How important the first start of the season for you?
Z: The first start is very important, as, indeed, all other competitions. And I would not say that this is the most difficult start for me. It's just a debut tournament with new programs, new dresses, which cause some unusual feelings. During the season, it all settles down, you get used to it ... But for me, the first start of the season is the biggest experience, because you have to overcome yourself. By the beginning of the season, we are not always completely ready physically and mentally. So you have to overcome yourself. The first start is a push (trigger) to the season, the first step, the first performances, which reveals the moments (flaws) on which you have to work on and refine.
J: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy once told me how difficult it was for them to start the season as leaders because they were already famous (multiple winners) athletes and were afraid to make mistakes, because the public would start criticizing them.
Z: I know that those fans who are loyal to me will love and support me no matter how I skate.
Every new season is the beginning, new programs, and each program is a little life (small life). This is the story that we convey (create), and to make this story complete, and it would be readable without hesitation, it is crucial that words and letters do not fall out of sentences and punctuation marks are correct. After all, you would keep your attention to this, cuz it distracts from reading the story. Therefore it is very important to skate without any mistakes to be able to tell your story on the ice.
:luv17:J: That's right. Thank you, Zhenya.
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Atsumiri, challenge accepted! :cool14:
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Zhenya being a hardcore Yuzu stan as alwaysJ: Bratislava is your first competition of the season. Maybe if you would skate perfectly, it could be not very good either.
Z: But, for example, Yuzuru Hanyu broke the world record at this first competition of the season in SP! He got 112 points for his programme! I found out about it from Instagram, and my first thought was: "How did he do that!" Amazing!
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