From J Sports_Figure:
https://twitter.com/jsports_figure/status/1131872631349661696
Special interview with Vincent
https://news.jsports.co.jp/skate/article/20190310216748/ …
Vincent Zhou, who won third place at the World Figure Skating Championships Men's Single, which was held in March of this year. An interview with the skater who is attracting attention as one of the 2022 Olympic gold medal strong candidates. Close to the true face of unknown Vincent.
A: The combination of 4Lutz+3T at the beginning of the World Championship Free Skate this year was a great jump, but was there any pressure?
It may have looked like I jumped with confidence because the first jump was a success. The first jump in the program is very important, it determines all the tones of the program. If the elements are great, the audience will be left with a strong impression of the program. A 4Lz+3T is an element that can take 20 points, so if you make a mistake you will lose it. The opening jump will hopefully look more like a perfect program. The 4Lutz+3T is the highest scoring element, but it is also a very difficult jump for me. However, since I have jumped different types of quad jumps so far, there is no need to think that only 4 Lutz is the most difficult. Since any quad jump is just as difficult.
A: You have jumped 3 types of quads, but do you remember when you jumped a quad for the first time?
In fact, I was able to do the quadruple Salchow before the Triple Axel. It is easier for Salchow to work on four rotations than toe loops. When I jumped for the quad Salchow for the first time, it became a birthday present for my mother. It was a very special day for me. After that, I worked on Quad Lutz, and Quad flip, after jumping Quad Lutz, I started to jump in about 3 days. Landing each Quad jump was easier than I thought, but jumping it in a program is also a different process.
Flashback clip from Coach TomZ's IG: an excited 14 year old Vincent doing his first quad Salchow (dated July 22, 2015)
A: You mentioned your mother's story, could you introduce your family?
My parents were born and raised in Beijing. They went to a university / graduate school in the US and worked as IT engineers in the bay area of California. It is an area with many Power Elites that embodies the American Dream. In a competitive society every day, especially as Asians, parents have great expectations for their children to be successful. Before going to a university to learn, I have a dream of becoming a world champion at the Olympics. My grandparents are still living in Beijing, and I am very pleased with the Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing in 2022, so I hope I can make my dream come true.
A: How did you start figure skating?
When I was 5 years old, I was taken to a local skating rink at my friend's birthday party. That's where I started to take group lessons. Besides figure skating, I experienced various sports after school time. Soccer, swimming, basketball, tennis, and even a piano. The piano is not a sport (laughs). But I chose figure skating. Figure skating has become so special to my life that my early morning practices don't bother me.
A: Your parents are IT engineers, but are you interested in programming and computers?
I prefer reading books and writing poetry, rather than learning programming at a technology school. I'm uploading that poem in Instagram. If you look at the instagram you will see my personality, so please check it out (laughs). I think writing poems is an extension of the art that also leads to skating in a great way to express emotions.
A: Do you have any hobbies other than reading and writing?
I like nature very much. I enjoy spending time in nature. I am practicing at Colorado Springs now, where there is the Rocky Mountains and there are plenty of great places to hike around. I prefer places surrounded by nature rather than crowded places in a large city.
A: Returning to figure skating, at the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, you performed four quad jumps of four types and became the skater who succeeded in the first quadruple Lutz in the Olympic history. What was it like then?
At the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, only Boyang Jin and Nathan Chen could make Quad Lutz jumps. Prior to that, Brandon Muroz had been successful, so I was the fourth quadruple Lutz success in the history of figure skating, the youngest skater among them. It was the first time in the history of the Olympic Games, and I felt very cool. I felt like I could be one of the top skaters of the world someday.
A: Lastly, please tell us your future goals.
At the World Championships, I was in the final free group, and I was almost at the top. However, it will be very difficult to become an Olympic champion from now on. In order to meet the expectations of the people around us, we need to take more time to mature the artistry as well as the quad jump. The first time I skated in Pyeongchang, I was not able to complete my skating. I want to aim for a World championship while competing at a high level with other skaters on the next quad cycle.
J-Sports is also offering a chance to win a signed mug from Vincent at
https://www.jsports.co.jp/present/
I tried a few different online translators and made the best with some of the corrections/edits. Very happy to see Vincent getting the introduction and recognition in Japan. Hopefully after both of the ice shows, he will gain even more Japanese & International fans.
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, it is also a very good choice:luv17:
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But it did provide some great moments of that "Oh no!!!!!" look on his face and his desperate attempts to zip up as he did a spin. Besides, he invented the "zipspin" now!
