edit - another short interview with Sergei:
http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/788506
Sigh, I hope he can relax and forget the nonsense in the press...
Sometimes I really believe the Russian media wants to harm their athletes....
edit - another short interview with Sergei:
http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/788506
Sigh, I hope he can relax and forget the nonsense in the press...
he does!
to be fair he always does (even when he tried to mask the hotness with ridiculous costumes)
I think there's an article (by Phil Hersh?) calling Brian "robotic" after 2009 Worlds SP, with quotes by Chan saying Brian's PCS are ridiculous and he (Chan) and Evan Lysacek are on a totally different level. Seems like one kind of fallout from 2008...OT - the page says that Brian Joubert complained about the winner (Buttle) not having a quad - I wasn't following skating back then, so I don't remember...did he catch the same kind of flack that Plushy did after Vancouver?
Since I didn't follow much online, I don't know what the "atmosphere" on online communities might have been at the time. But I'm guessing a lot of "he might have the jumps, but... " stuff probably came from that as well. It's not exactly comme il faut to like Brian, is it? And certainly not to like his skating style.
I'll tie this to Sergei by saying that I've always felt as if he stole the pleather outfit from Brian's closet.
Good interview. I knew about some of his injuries in the past, but reading a list of them all, and thinking about all the times he has been shafted by the Russian Fed, I can't help but marvel at his incredible tenacity throughout the years. And as always he makes it a point to acknowledge those who have inspired him, like Plushy and Eteri.
I am excited to see him attempt 4S in the future - hopefully next season?
In the interviews he did after the SP, he said he had a lot of pain in his knee - makes me really nervous, but it explains why he looked slow and tentative. And yet, he still fought for everything. I would have put him in 3rd place, but as with every other competition this season, the judges will never be generous with him the way they are with others.
Sometimes I really believe the Russian media wants to harm their athletes....
horrible indeedPoor Sergei
Horrible championship, in general... Crying about K/S, about I/Z and now about Sergei...
My heart is broken for him...not much else to say.