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Yeah, right, from 21st-24th. Plus French Masters is a homeland after all, with no foreign competition, like Hanyu, Brezina, Menshov, Fernandez, etc.You're wrong. Nebelhorn Trophy is September 23rd and 24th - next weekend.
Yeah, right, from 21st-24th. Plus French Masters is a homeland after all, with no foreign competition, like Hanyu, Brezina, Menshov, Fernandez, etc.You're wrong. Nebelhorn Trophy is September 23rd and 24th - next weekend.
I do not know what the odds will be for Florent and I to place one-two there (Nice), but it is worth betting on us now.
It's going to be Worlds in his country; what were you expecting him to say? "Come see Florent and myself finish 7th and 8th like we did in Moscow, when my knee was trashed and Florent decided the rules don't apply to him"? He knows what he's capable of, but he must be well aware of what he's supposed to tell the media.Sounds like he wants to skate till Sochi Olympics to end his career there but will be skipping the GPs after this year. He will be sticking with David Wilson for the rest of his competitive career.
He's slimmed down quite a bit for this season.
eta. Ah, I remembered to have read an English article:
Brian Joubert On the Comeback Trail
This is what I remember most:
I do not know what the odds will be for Florent and I to place one-two there (Nice), but it is worth betting on us now.
I have to say that transitions in edges do add a lot to skating. When you watch skaters from the past on YouTube, like John Curry or Robin Cousins [Olympic gold medalists in 1976 and 1980, respectively], you can see that they did skate many edge transitions, and it was beautiful to watch. But additional arm movements do not bring nearly as much, at least I feel so.
Still, I have come to recognize that I had no choice but to get into that judging system. And I must admit that it has enhanced skating significantly.
My prediction is that a most only 1 of Plushenko, Lysacek, Takahashi, Abbott, or Joubert will be competing in Sochi. Whichever one that is (if 1 even is) will have a finish outside the top 7.
2010 Worlds was no more watered down than 2009 Worlds. 4 of the top 6 in Vancouver weren't in Turin, sure, but the same was also true for LA Worlds: Daisuke was out with an injury, Plush and Stephane weren't competing, and Johnny didn't qualify out of US Nats. For that matter, The top two in Vancouver didn't compete in 2008 or 2011 Worlds, so were those events watered down? Skating fields change from season to season, and new contenders emerge. Most of the top skaters in 2010 Worlds skated better than they did at the Olympics (e.g. Dai, Chan, Joubert, Abbott), and it was a very enjoyable event. The achievements of the skaters who competed shouldn't be cheapened. Just as Pang and Tong's world title isn't worth less because Shen and Zhao weren't there.I could see him competiting this season to end his career skating at Worlds at home. However I have no idea why he would continue as an amateur beyond that. His best days are clearly behind him. There isnt any hope of him contending for a medal by Sochi where he would be pushing 30 and a good 7 years past his very best skating. 2009 is the last year he was really a strong contender (despite that he did get a bronze at a very watered down 2010 Worlds with 4 of the top 6 from Vancouver out). Couldnt he made a nice pro career for himself in Europe or Asia, or coach or choreograph, or if not really intersted move onto something new.