Evgenia Medvedeva

[lastremnant]

"The main thing is she needs to have a voice in her own skating," Orser said. "We have been discussing music, what direction we want to go -- she has never had that luxury before. She told me it was, 'This is what you're skating to. This is the order of your spins, these are your spin positions.'''

Medvedeva impressed upon Orser that she remains passionate about skating. She told him her goal is to win the Olympics.

"I said, 'Let's keep that in mind, but it doesn't mean you have to win every world championship on the way.' I think it is an important message for everyone to know that is what her goal is, and that is what we are going to aim for."

Orser, the 1984 and 1988 Olympic silver medalist, said until the meeting in Korea he had exchanged no more than passing "hellos" and head nods with Medvedeva.

"What I have seen in her is that she is a fierce competitor, very reliable and, like Yuna, very headstrong," Orser said.

Medvedeva had been unbeaten from November 2015 until losing to Zagitova at the 2018 European Championships, the former's first competition after missing several weeks of training because of the broken foot.

"I told her the first thing she needs to do is to get onto a program where she gets her body healthy,'' Orser said. "So if she gets here and she's not on ice for a couple weeks, that's fine.'''

Orser said Medvedeva would work with him, Wilson and choreographer David Wilson, who has done Olympic gold-medal programs for Kim and Hanyu and world title-winning programs for Fernández.

"She is going to reinvent herself," Orser said of Medvedeva. "Even though she has some amazing titles, I feel they are the tip of the iceberg, that there is so much more she can do."

Awesome!

 

[tha]

I think it's general pain not like something serious. Anyways thank you Brian and Evgenia for acting so wonderful in front of the media unlike some other people...okay bye.

Ohhh i see, thanks
And you're right, this interview made me happy lol

 

[xeyra]

Good luck, Zhenya. Wishing you all the best in this new phase of your life and skating career. It won't be easy, there'll be times you'll wonder if you made the right decision, and it might not work out, but it's a courageous first step and I hope it makes you very happy.

 

[esteticlove]

Brave girl

 

[Sveta]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DcmdwBLUQAcOyXh.jpg

This is pure gold

http://www.icenetwork.com/news/2018/05/07/275657578

Very good interview, I'd expect nothing else anyway. BOrser said quite lot and was honest, it was refreshing and surprising, liked it:

"I was totally stunned," Orser said.

Orser immediately called Tracy Wilson, one of his co-coaches at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, and said, "You're not going to believe this."

If anyone would told be in the beginning of season that Zhenya would go to TCC and Koola-King would support her I'd laugh my face off and think this person is delusional!

 

[BossT]

А new level of competition: Evgenia left Eteri (1TV rus)
https://youtu.be/dqsgQVgo7AE

 

[ejnsofi]

If anyone would told be in the beginning of season that Zhenya would go to TCC and Koola-King would support her I'd laugh my face off and think this person is delusional!

I'd probably check their temperature and urine to look for drugs which would cause this kind of hallucination

 

[xibsuarz]

Great statements from Brian, it's amazing and pleasant to see that he has already thought this through, taking her current injury into consideration a as well.I love that he said he will try to make an effort to correct her lutz and bring her out of the box she had been stuck in style wise. Thanks Brian for showing the TCC team will look after Zhenya right away. And I'm sure she is eager to actively participate in the making of her programs. :agree:

 

[Sveta]

А new level of competition: Evgenia left Eteri (1TV rus)
https://youtu.be/dqsgQVgo7AE

Well nothing new , but to sum up. Media tells same old story about competition (e.g. WAR) between Zhenya vs Alina and also now between Eteri vs BOrser and their teaching methods, different schools...

Also Eteri being petty on phone: "I still hope I will meet her (Zhenya) before GP, and I hope she will have enough of conscience to come to see me and at least thank me and gift me flowers (I really think Eteri has some flowers issue, think we should find a men for her who would gift her flowers every day and keep her happy!)

 

[madison]

Well nothing new , but to sum up. Media tells same old story about completion (e.g. WAR) between Zhenya vs Alina and also now between Eteri vs BOrser and their teaching methods of different schools...

Also Eteri being petty on phone: "I still hope I will meet her (Zhenya) before GP, and I hope she will have enough of conscience to come to see me and at least thank me and gift me flowers (I really think Eteri has some flowers issue, think we should find a men for her who would gift her flowers every day and keep her happy!)

What about BOrser?

 

[Yatagarasu]

What about BOrser?

Brian is gay!

 

[chopinskate]

And married.

 

[VerityXxX]

I really want to find a flower shop in Moscow and send her some flowers with a really passive aggressive message cause this fiasco has annoyed me so much

 

[MedoLove]

Like a boss.
Impressive the level of class and maturity of Evgenia. She gives thanks, wishes great strength and longevity to her former colleagues. Orser himself said that Evgenia did not say anything bad about her coach. What a Girl!!
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Zhenya, I believe in you, and I wish you success and patience. You are a great and respectable human being, and a great athlete. I know you will achieve your goal, because there is no one who works so hard and struggles as much for your dreams as you do.

 

[meowmeow]

i'm so tired of this story

 

[Scott512]

i'm so tired of this story

I am worn out by it. LOL! Its been interesting sad and frustrating. Good luck to Zhenya for making a bold life and career move most would not including myself.

 

[kimi492]

Brian is gay!

Apparently that’s a headline of a Russian news article about the coaching change
Homophobic Russia coming thru..

 

[squall1111]

Congratulations Zhenya! May your new journey find hopes, dreams and great friendships along the way

 

[sailorpooh]

Apparently that’s a headline of a Russian news article about the coaching change
Homophobic Russia coming thru..

no way lol, this is getting to new levels of ridiculous...the Russians will calm down eventually. I'm happy this is more or less over, let's move on from the negativity and wait for all the shows we're gonna be blessed with this summer

 

[squall1111]

Awesome!

Great that he sees so much potential in her. She is a new challenge for him too. She is the first skater to come to him with 2 world titles and an olympic silver medal so I believe Tracy and her skating skills and wilson and his choreography will bloom her like a spring flower to new heights. Watching Hanyu's jumps up close won't be so bad either.