Found a super duper cute interview of Gabbi and Guillaume for a kids newspaper
http://www.1jour1actu.com/sport/18397/ (if someone want to translate ?)
This is indeed a cute interview but actually quite revealing and turns out more intimate than most interviews I've read about them.
At what age did you meet?
Gaby:my mum, a skating teacher, fell for Guillaume. Convinced we were made for each other, she threw him in my path: we were 8 yrs old! Since, we're inseparable.
Guillaume: at the beginning, I absolutely didn't want to be bothered by a girl at my arm ! Finally, we have more fun at two on the ice !
Inseparable:
Gaby: Like my twin ! We both keep a kind eye on the other. We know in advance what the other one is gonna do. After 12 years together, between 3 to 7 hours a day spent training, our bond is unbelievable.
Guillaume: Like my big sister ! We know each other by heart; better than we know our parents, friends or even our respective partners.
What is your secret to be successful ?
Gaby: When there is the slight issue, the slight disagreement, it needs to be immediately talked out to avoid becoming a bigger problem. But generally there aren't any. And we understand each other instantly, without having to talk.
Guillaume is discreet and easy to get along with, not complicated.
Guillaume: As soon as I hear the tone of her voice, as soon as I take her hand, or I hear the sound of her blades on the ice which indicates whether she is light or nervous, I guess her mood. Then, I know how to act or react.
Gaby: Always being attentive towards each other allows to make the other person happy. When he's happy, he achieves beautiful things, even if they are difficult like some of our elements.
Guillaume: And one needs to always remain patient when the other one doesn't progress, or is feeling down. Constantly knowing how to support each other.
Have you ever wanted to live together ?
Gaby: Never ! Outside the ice, to each is own life. And without necessarily telling it to the other either: the best way to recharge before going back training.
Guillaume: No! We are made to live together...but, on the ice !
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