Are you Russian??
Yagudin is also Mishin's student, of course. And Yagudin knows it. He is also Mayorov's student. Yagudin said, that the victory belonged only to him and to Tarasova, because Mishin was saying, that Tarasova didn't do anything serious in men's skating.
This article says, that Alexei Nikolaevich also doesn't think, that it is important.Why? Because. (Isn't it obvious?)
), but in general I do think that it is an honor to be inducted. The reason being, that election to the Hall of Fame is a kind of lifetime achievement award, rather than just winning a gold medal or a championship.Are you Russian??
(What does the word "Russian" mean, by the way? There are so many nationalities in Russia. Tutberidze, Medvedeva and Averbukh are a nice company of Russians. Actually, I don't know much about their blood and I don't care. They are Russians for me.)
Tarasova didn't have a support in Russia. They payed for everything from their pockets, as they say. Yet Russian anthem was Yagudin's anthem, Yagudin is proud, that he is Russian, and he still works for Russia, he takes care about the Universiade in Krasnoyarsk year by year. He happened to say: "My country betrayed me". Yet... as for him, he still works for my country. And Tarasova works. So... what did you mean?
Yagudin is also Mishin's student, of course. And Yagudin knows it. He is also Mayorov's student. Yagudin said, that the victory belonged only to him and to Tarasova, because Mishin was saying, that Tarasova didn't do anything serious in men's skating.
Are you Russian??
(What does the word "Russian" mean, by the way? There are so many nationalities in Russia. Tutberidze, Medvedeva and Averbukh are a nice company of Russians. Actually, I don't know much about their blood and I don't care. They are Russians for me.)
Tarasova didn't have a support in Russia. They payed for everything from their pockets, as they say. Yet Russian anthem was Yagudin's anthem, Yagudin is proud, that he is Russian, and he still works for Russia, he takes care about the Universiade in Krasnoyarsk year by year. He happened to say: "My country betrayed me". Yet... as for him, he still works for my country. And Tarasova works. So... what did you mean?
Yagudin is also Mishin's student, of course. And Yagudin knows it. He is also Mayorov's student. Yagudin said, that the victory belonged only to him and to Tarasova, because Mishin was saying, that Tarasova didn't do anything serious in men's skating.
That Euro 2000 video Yag was clearly mad at himself (it was rude to walk off though during the marks and he could have waited until they were done) - he knew he messed up, and gave Plushenko the edge going into Worlds... but then pulled it together to win there.
Plushenko was only 17. You don't forget Plush was younger as Yags was in 1998. Do you really hope you'll explain to me what is a true Russian? Do you really think, that these videos are so impressive? On the second video he went away. Anything else? When the journalists ask Yagudin's opinion about something like this, he says gently: "What happened again? Somebody didn't shake somebody's hand? Somebody stepped on somebody's skis? That is biathlon."Comrade Mayorov decided to leave Russia, because he needed to feed his kids. Yagudin didn't blame him. What wasn't a nice thing?
They try to spend with their children as much time as possible. So when somebody thinks, that Yagudin and Totmianina should change the place they live, Yagudin asks: "Could you tell, where Tatiana and me live?" Yagudin says: "We live everywhere". So?
"Was"? Yagudin IS emotional, and that's wonderful. Don't worry. He wants to have a right to cry. He has such a right. He skates with a smile, he works all out, and when he is asked: "do you ever really rest???", "When are you going to sleep?" or "Please, could you be more careful, think about yourself." - he answers: "will rest in the future! In grave))))))", "The grave will take care about me! )" Isn't it funny?
