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Maxim Kovtun

From Jackie Wong's Pre-SP Practice Notes:

Kovtun: 3S, 3A, 3A, 4S3T, 4T, 3A
 
Well that was not good but his practice was not going well so expected. I feel sorry for him. I don't like seeing people cry :( The haters are about to go in full attack mode :scard7:
 
That was awfully sad - I was hoping he'd be able to redeem himself in the free. I actually like that program, and I think he still held together the performance as well as he could - but with all the mistakes it was painful to watch such a nightmare for him.
 
I'm not a fan of the FS, I preferred his FS of the last year. I'm not convinced that the comic register corresponding him. I find there's a lack of exaggeration to actually do something interesting and fun. I hope he will eventually find the key because I feel the problem is not physical or the choréo but first psychological. When an athlete is in a spiral and makes the same mistakes again and again, it is terrible and it adds a pressure he doesn't need. I fear it will discourage him at the end
 
I was there in person. And it was SO painful to watch. I never liked his FP to be honest. Beethoven music, especially that music, seems too comical to me. I actually LOVED his Muse FP last season. It worked so well for him. I really feel SO bad for him because we all know what he's capable of.
 
LRK said:
That was awfully sad - I was hoping he'd be able to redeem himself in the free. I actually like that program, and I think he still held together the performance as well as he could - but with all the mistakes it was painful to watch such a nightmare for him.
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So true. I'm not the biggest Kovtun fan, though I admire his talent, but I really felt so sorry for him after his FS. You never want to see any skater, let alone a skater with his skills, bomb like that. My seat was near the K&C, and I saw him still sitting there despondently for a very long time after the scores were read, with his coach doing her best to console him. My heart went out to him, and I hope he redeems himself to himself for this last competition.
 
Heleng said:
So true. I'm not the biggest Kovtun fan, though I admire his talent, but I really felt so sorry for him after his FS. You never want to see any skater, let alone a skater with his skills, bomb like that. My seat was near the K&C, and I saw him still sitting there despondently for a very long time after the scores were read, with his coach doing her best to console him. My heart went out to him, and I hope he redeems himself to himself for this last competition.
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I was sitting right behind the K&C. Sorry. Had to say it.

It was so painful to watch his FP. I really felt SO bad for him because I KNOW he's capable of more and it was sad we couldn't see that.
 
stryke said:
Kovtun is apparently switching to Goncharenkos group.

http://www.sport-express.ru/figure-skating/news/1000735/
http://tass.ru/sport/3286427

Fist link basically says he left Buyanova. Second link has Alexander Kogan stating that the transition is under discussion but nothing is official at this time.
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So the rumour was true. There was talk about this right after Worlds.
And recently he was sighted at the Ministry of Sports, so I guess the transfer is a done deal now.
 
Inna Gonchearenko and Tatiana Tarasova are listed as Kovtun's new coaches on his personal page in social network vk.ru.
 
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