A new article about Tamara, Yuko and Sasha.
http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/1222-ta...-planiruem-delat-dva-chetvernykh-vybrosa.html
http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/1222-ta...-planiruem-delat-dva-chetvernykh-vybrosa.html
Yuko Kavaguti & Alexander Smirnov - ret. after 2016/17
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A very long interview with Tamara Moskvina http://fsrussia.ru/intervyu/1222-ta...-planiruem-delat-dva-chetvernykh-vybrosa.html entitled "Two quad throws are planned in the LP"
I ALWAYS respect and love Moskvina and her teams, but I do not feel good at all about their decision to include 2 quad throws in the LP this season, and I am not so sure about their recycled LP, either. Only time will tell.
As this interview is very long, I don't think a google translation can do justice to some of Moskvina's key points. I believe someone on FSU will do the translation work later.
I ALWAYS respect and love Moskvina and her teams, but I do not feel good at all about their decision to include 2 quad throws in the LP this season, and I am not so sure about their recycled LP, either. Only time will tell.
As this interview is very long, I don't think a google translation can do justice to some of Moskvina's key points. I believe someone on FSU will do the translation work later.
I kinda think they should drop quads as it seems to not work very well for them - and just sow us some beautiful and amazing skates.
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Without quad throws, their technical level will not be able to compete domestically with the rising younger teams, like T/M. I don't know, but I am afraid that it is very hard for them to make the world team this season. Cruel as it is, we have to face the reality most of the time.
They have no choice, they want to win medals.
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Yeah it will be very hard. They're not consistent. and with more risks, oh :hopelessness: Hopefully they can make it through.
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same
But its my selfish wish
I know T/M will surpass them without them adding up difficulty(((
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yup, i'm pretty aware of it =/same
But its my selfish wish
but im way too worried they will get injured again and then quit =(
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But if they aren't competetive, and can't get out of Russia to the bigger championships, they may quit also. I don't think they do all that training just for the occasional Senior B or GP assignment. When they've done competing, they can spend lots of years doing just beautiful skating - and it isn't as if their skating now is exactly ugly.
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http://spb.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/845348
new interview w/Yuko
Yuko tells about them being surrounded by young kids @ the new school in St Pete & how it feels.
She says its unusual & they try not to bump into them. Sasha is asked 4 advice by the kids Yuko isnt yet.
She says that 4throw isnt that super difficult, it just needs training regularly that they do & the reporter stated that they did 2 clean ones during the short period of him being @ the practice
Then she backtracts & says that its difficult actually
She echoes Tati V's sentiment actually that the main difficilty is to get past the mental barrier that the revolutions are 4 not 3.
She still has it & still is afraid of the element.
She doesnt think anything when they do the element b/c everything happens fast.
She didnt want to keep manfred b/c the music is too powersful. the music ate her.
& hahaha she hates the music in the SP. Ppl here will love that comment
After this 'music' she found new vibe, new energy in Manfred, discovered this music again. It's not that she didnt like Brian & Babs she just doesnt get the rythm & how to skate to that.
She's still uncertain about continuing competitive skating. She doesnt have motivation/ & She didnt get the pleasure of skating last season! Now yes she has that.
Even when they won Euros she didnt get the absolurte pleasure, yet she was happy but not overwhelmingly so/
Basically she was tired & she forced herself to go on the ice. Now she says 'Nothing hurts & I'm feeling good'
She doesnt force herself to train every day. If somethings not working out she leaves the ice. Means its not her day today. Better leave than to get injured.
She thinks about her post skating life. She doesnt want to study anymore.
She doesnt consider training as a career path. Its the last thing she will do.
They dont talk abt that with Sasha, in fast they dont communicate off the ice.
she considers it a good thing, b/c u can get crazy seeing ur partner 24/7.
They went to the theater when Tamara organized. Now they're grown up.
What is she looking forward to this season is to be able to get this joy from skating missing from the last one.
She laughs when again asked about if doing quads mean they want to win. She says that they do them because they can not with the sole purpose of winning! She enjoys it!
new interview w/Yuko
Yuko tells about them being surrounded by young kids @ the new school in St Pete & how it feels.
She says its unusual & they try not to bump into them. Sasha is asked 4 advice by the kids Yuko isnt yet.
She says that 4throw isnt that super difficult, it just needs training regularly that they do & the reporter stated that they did 2 clean ones during the short period of him being @ the practice
Then she backtracts & says that its difficult actually
She echoes Tati V's sentiment actually that the main difficilty is to get past the mental barrier that the revolutions are 4 not 3.
She still has it & still is afraid of the element.
She doesnt think anything when they do the element b/c everything happens fast.
She didnt want to keep manfred b/c the music is too powersful. the music ate her.
& hahaha she hates the music in the SP. Ppl here will love that comment
After this 'music' she found new vibe, new energy in Manfred, discovered this music again. It's not that she didnt like Brian & Babs she just doesnt get the rythm & how to skate to that.
She's still uncertain about continuing competitive skating. She doesnt have motivation/ & She didnt get the pleasure of skating last season! Now yes she has that.
Even when they won Euros she didnt get the absolurte pleasure, yet she was happy but not overwhelmingly so/
Basically she was tired & she forced herself to go on the ice. Now she says 'Nothing hurts & I'm feeling good'
She doesnt force herself to train every day. If somethings not working out she leaves the ice. Means its not her day today. Better leave than to get injured.
She thinks about her post skating life. She doesnt want to study anymore.
She doesnt consider training as a career path. Its the last thing she will do.
They dont talk abt that with Sasha, in fast they dont communicate off the ice.
she considers it a good thing, b/c u can get crazy seeing ur partner 24/7.
They went to the theater when Tamara organized. Now they're grown up.
What is she looking forward to this season is to be able to get this joy from skating missing from the last one.
She laughs when again asked about if doing quads mean they want to win. She says that they do them because they can not with the sole purpose of winning! She enjoys it!
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A very independent and brave Japanese woman with a lonely heart.
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Tamara interview
http://spb.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/847709
http://spb.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/847709
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The google translation of a new interview with Sasha right before their first start in the new season http://rsport.ru/interview/20151010/870269099.html
Alexander Smirnov: About the original medal plans do not say, I want to show clean skating
10.10.2015 15:25 (updated 15:26 10/10/2015) Author: Artem Lisowski / R-Sport
For a pair Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov last season was the season of return. Having survived a serious injury partner, the legendary Tamara Moskvina students for the second time in his career became the champions of Europe. And now they face new goals. In an interview with the agency "F-Sport" Artem Smirnov Lisovsky shared expectations of the first start in the new season, spoke of the difficulties quadruple output, the features of the new "dance" short program, relations with Kawaguchi and said that was not even thinking about retirement.
Quadruple emission takes a lot of effort
- How is your preparation for the first tournament - "Mordovian Ornament", which will be held in Saransk?
- We are at the final stage. Training is going well, despite the fact that we have a week to train in Moscow, as took part in the ice show Tatiana Navka in the festival "Circle of Light". But it does not change our plans, we are exactly the same, clearly we go up the steps.
- What components primarily pay attention to?
- If you take the technical side, we have usually suffers hopping base. But by the first start we want to prepare two quads in the free program of emission. In the last week before the start of a lot of time try to pay short program, yet it is new, has not rolled-in. Free program we have is based on the program of last season, so come easy.
- Experts evaluating your rental in Sochi, expressed in that spirit that your pair if refreshed seen fighting spirit. You have similar feelings?
- In Sochi, we are very well trained, and were ... short program skated with dignity, but could have been better. As long as we lack the power of this program, we do not understand where to invest it. The blots were arbitrary. We set up a little on the other, to roll it back to us is not terrible, the elements do not terrible, just simply can not cope. We in fact it was not the first rental of any program, and I'm not quite satisfied with my rental. If someone said that we have to add, it's nice. I can only say that we will try for the season to add and add.
- The inclusion of the second quadruple release to any program - as far as time-consuming process?
- On the one hand - there are psychological barriers, because if unsuccessful execution comes first quadruple output, as we happened to hire in Sochi, the second is more difficult to do. Although initially skating control we agreed to triple output, but still decided to try a quad. Let get it done is not so clean, but we finally made it. On the other - this exercise, because after one or the quadruple release we Yuko almost exhausted, and there are literally 15 seconds and the second has to do. Thought dissolve quadruple emissions over time, to include between them a spiral light elements, but it is left as it is. We will see what happens, even ahead of the season, including the championship of Russia.
- The inclusion in the program of the second quadruple ejection - it was the idea of Tamara Moskvina?
- Well, it is, rather, there was a general desire, because we have seen what we can do and the second quad. We started pushing it to try first at the lodge, then without. We saw that we had started to turn, and thought: "Why not try it." It must be something to earn points, something to bypass rivals, because of the rules of judging all rolled in principle, the same program with the same set of elements. Surprise something difficult, so you have to include new elements.
- In training consistently manages to make this emission? And as far as you pulled hopping base?
- The hopping part, pah-pah-pah, everything is going well. Quadruple fulfill all the same is not always in tandem, while we continue to develop because the competition is still ever present adrenaline, which helps in some cases. In some cases, he knocks, but if you send this energy in the right direction, the result will be. In training, standing together, we tried to do, it is very energy consuming. Done, and the next day comes and you can not do anything at all, so depletes mentally and physically.
- Maxim Trankov once expressed the idea - the International Skating Union and all had to be excluded from the program quadruple output. Once you train it goes, I do not agree with him?
- On the one hand, I agree with Maxim, because we were all witnesses of the event, which took place at the Olympics in 2006, when badly hit the ice Chinese athlete not tighten half turn and went into the twine. There's even a smell of ligament rupture. Thank God that nothing happened, and she continued to ride. But again, let's ban all the quad, let's all jump triple ban because people too, with triple leg break, break their foreheads and get bruises. We can safely ride, in the 60s, with double jumps, and everything will be cool and interesting. Yes, figure skating - art, but it's also a sport. If you do not complicate your program, you will not be moving our sport forward.
Another thing is that the new system leaves cudeystva art, all to fit the mathematical calculations and programs, particularly short, began to look at all because of the limited time you have time to do the seven elements. You can not vary the run, because you have to save time. Share Art in figure skating is becoming less and less. We embarks on an art demonstrations, which were placed, and will continue to put a bet.
- Pairs figure skating die, because in addition to Russian couples no claim for prizes - another phrase Trankova. Share his opinion?
- Well, maybe his words somehow out of context, because now the competition in the world is great. The Chinese Athletic indicate the technical side of our sport. Russian athletes manage to combine all Americans ride as freely as if it were demonstrations - always with a smile, the programs have an easy, fun, however, they are not always cope with the technical side. Very strong Canadian couple. I think in the pairs figure skating competition is high again, maybe the words of Maximus out of context.
Problems with the motivation we have
- Your couple experienced several periods when the island was the question of retirement. Apparently, in this off-season, this theme is for you, too, was relevant? Anyway, your partner has told in an interview that she had doubts about whether to continue.
- I after last season and this thought was not there when, you know, sometimes you sit, think, and whether to continue to continue. I believe that after such an injury and return to last season, everything turned out very well. The only thing - we could achieve even greater results, if not for some blots on performances. In principle, there is the ultimate dream, it is necessary to work safely and protect yourself approach on health. Because only this can stop us.
- But how to treat Yuki said that she had thought about retirement?
- Well, women also generally characterized by inconstancy, when you need to think, and I'm doing all right. Tamara Nikolaevna there was no doubt about it, she said, and Yuko. In no case did not press, just ask: "How do you feel, how you feel on health?" She said: "I do not see any obstacles in front of you." I also said this Yuko. We talked to her, I drove her to the airport when she was leaving for Japan, said to her: "I do not see any problems. To leave, we can always. I do not think you need to give up right now. If we fail, then .. . but at least we'll try. And if you leave, you tried. And do not go away somewhere into oblivion, and will be happy to ride in the show, where we were invited. "
You know, you do not want to leave figure skating, with each year of experience and understanding. I remember we were sitting in the same locker room and Alexei Tikhonov - he was already aged athlete, but I was still quite young. And he said the phrase: "Oh, I have your health, body and my head, I would have immediately shown a level." Understanding still comes with experience. And it's not just a job, and the work from which to get pleasure.
- Talking about the result and blots last season, you first of all have in mind the World Cup?
- Yes, this is the World Cup in China, where everything is difficult to pass. Everyone knew that the only species where the Chinese may qualify for a medal - a pair skating. And it was clear that there would be thrown all the reserves, in addition to sports, and even the rest. Who do not understand, you need to clearly and correctly to face life. We did everything we could. They wanted better but, alas, failed. But we did not lose the hand, we went and fought until the end.
- So you have a motivation for next season will not have problems?
- No, no problems were not the only question that arises is - what programs are put? All used to seeing us in the classical image, so we decided to change the theme of the program. Now we have a lot of time on the short program, because the style is completely different, more like a dance. For us it is very difficult, unusual.
- On the programs, we'll talk. In the meantime, I ask, why Yuko in the same interview, admitted that it is difficult to find the motivation in skating? I would like finally to dot the i.
- It seems to me, Yuko misunderstood, misinterpreted her words. She speaks in Russian, but associates the word a little bit differently. I think that the other party is not very well understood by those words were, because motivation from Yuko just okay. It comes in half an hour before the start of training, further engaged choreography, some swap space. Yuko itself motivated and hardworking person.
Perhaps the author of the material properly understood her or wanted to add a spark to someone to shake. Anyway, I took it with a smile, and social networks instantly posted a photo with a workout where sad quoted Yuko shows tongue. In short, the content of the material does not coincide with what is happening in our team.
We will communicate with Yuko, and continue to communicate, we go somewhere together. Of course, age does not always have the strength to go somewhere, for example, in the theater, because of the fact that after the training, sometimes I get so tired that I just lie. Earlier, in his youth, I could have somewhere to run after a workout. But what it says in the interview for me was a great discovery.
- When a person brings up another car, it is hardly possible to draw a conclusion that they are to each other is not talking.
- I try to help if Yuko somewhere you need to haul it somewhere, although I persuade her to buy a car. For some reason she does not want, and we Tamara no longer know how to motivate this. With that, Yuko first attempt passed on the right, we all congratulated her on this, it is well done. I remember when I handed over to the law, I was shaking like at the Olympics in Vancouver! Surprised even the instructor asked, "How do you play in the competition, if so worried?" "So there is no pull knobs do not!" - Answer. In general, the right to have Yuko is, and how to motivate her to buy a car, we do not know.
- But what about the words Yuko that she did not enjoy last season? Agree, it also sounds pretty serious.
- Apparently, it is about what Yuko did not know where to draw strength after failure. So it was after the final Grand Prix. In general, this is our most "favorite" start. We never acted on it is not perfect, if all done purely on the elements that necessarily the case blot in something else. We never there occupied the first place, it happened at this time. But Yuko very upset when on training and warm-up everything was fine, but in the short program allowed two fall to jump elements.
Maybe then she burned when a whole year waiting for me after the injury, did not know whether we will ride that maybe she had to drop everything and leave. Because of this, it is a little bit did not know what would happen next. But this season she understands everything, and just will not prevaricate.
When we were in Moscow, we have maintained personal fans, the people gathered, and even gave us a real order, on which was written: "Yuka and Sasha - our pride." It was so nice! How can we not rejoice when people support? After all, they even remember how she performed at the Olympics in Vancouver! I had already not all remember. So we move on and we will ride for the fun of their own, coach and our fans to give them a good mood, it seems to add to them some strength, as they add them to us.
- Well, finishing this subject, tell me - you were trying to communicate with Yuko after her interview was reprinted?
- Yes, I did not even want to find out anything, I did not do. However, when we had a training session, Yuko herself approached me and said, well, excuse me for this interview, something I myself do not understand. I think people just did not understand each other.
Kawaguchi has revealed in the short program
- Let's move on to your short program. It is in fact staged Pyotr Chernyshev?
- Quite true. Previously, he still took into account our capabilities. And now he said: "Guys, you have to try, have to start, as you can all be changed. You will not change - will stand still."
- Your partner honestly did not understand how to skate to this music. It tells you?
- Of course, I try to explain somehow, but I give myself sometimes misfire. I think this is the concern that there is no doubt that Yuko can skate to the music. She horeografichna very well able to hear the music, she just was not used to the new movements that are really other than the classics, motion, similar to the modern. It does not always have to keep your back and ride like a porcelain statuetochka as we used to call each other Yuko. Maybe here it is necessary to add some sexy look, something else. We are still searching. I think Yuko find what you need, and will be revealed in the short program. In a career with us has been that we have put the program under the blues. Yuko do not understand how to skate to this music, but when I was reviewing the video, I like the way it was part of the image. So I think getting used to the short program - a matter of time. Again, we always have time to come back, take all your favorite classics and roll program. But while the idea of replacing the short program we have.
- However, it is obvious that you need to be reconstructed.
- Because of the music program itself is a little bit like a show room. In demonstrations still skate relaxed, relaxed, and then to do the elements clean, otherwise all the same, how do you then you will act in an arbitrary program - though clean, even with ten quadruple because after the failure in short do anything we can not, it is very difficult to overtake rivals. The main difficulty is that you need to feel the new style. We used to ride in the classical repertoire, yes, we try to change something more cheerful, but still kept the classic performance. And then, as it is called Peter, dance genre cocktail, that is necessary to show a relaxed, laid-back riding, which is very unusual for us.
- Maybe, just payment for it, to make you feel more relaxed, as in the demonstrations?
- Here again, too relaxed, and the element is necessary to perform at the highest level. In demonstrations nobody believes momentum is not (looking) or how low your foot, or how high you raise.
I would like to be at the Olympics in 2018, but a desire is not enough
- You already know what will be able to qualify for this season?
- About the original medal plans and places you do not want to talk. I want to show all starts good, clean skating. Usually we start the season very well, and then whether to fatigue, or psychological factors are included, but for good start when you least expect it, there is an error, which is the coin. I would like the whole season to ride clean and positive.
- By the way, why these errors occur at important competitions? Affects pressure for the result?
- We are not of wood, not robots. I think it's there. Last season, it was easy: missing half a year due to injury, went to the ice as good as new, like a boy who has nothing to lose and just went ahead. There was no fear, no other thoughts. Thoughts often distracting.
- Honestly, still amazed at how you were able to recover from the trauma and find the strength to continue. What did you help?
- The hardest thing was - to overcome itself on the same jump, which I was injured. I really wanted to ride. As soon as he could, at a special prosthesis I have rolled steel, helping children. Then we went to the show Ilya Averbukh, where I rode with a serious knee pads. I understood that I wanted to ride, but maybe a couple of weeks struggling with this leap. The body seems to remember everything, but when you come to it, should be an immediate breakdown and makes the "butterfly". Besides, you know that is no longer young, and even when they say that if the injury persists, the more you will not ride and perhaps you will hardly walk without straightening the knee - it's very hard. Such thoughts are sometimes stopped. But the desire to ride, the support of fans who have written, gave strength. I wanted to please them, to go back on the ice. Here, all together. Yet now I try to be careful and make jumps under control.
- Would you like to speak to the Olympics in 2018?
- To be honest, I would very much like to. But we will look at our condition, to the position in the team. There are young, good guys, and one only experience can go far. Only time will tell what will happen. Desire something we have, but the words, saying, Bring us to the Olympics, we want to make it, I'm afraid, will not be enough. Because it is a very serious matter, the state needs a medal.
- It is clear that his career continues, but all the same you already have an idea in what area would you like to show themselves when it will end?
- To be honest, I do not want to think about it. But I would love to ride in the show for a while, because I like to serve and please the audience. After the demonstrations of people write a lot of letters. Not only in social networks or e-mail, but also ordinary letter. Someone wrote, people who have difficulty with health, with Yuko that our example inspires them to life, because they see how we are after two operations have left figure skating and found the strength to continue. I try to reply to these letters, thank people for their support and find some good words to support them.
I also like to train, although I understand how hard it is not always high-paid labor. I have a college degree - Municipal Administration - I could become a director, so far these proposals have not been. In the future, to create his own school of figure skating? Maybe, but it is necessary administrative resources. And if it is a private school, you already need financial resources.
As this interview is fairly long, I have no time to read through the whole passage now, so I'm not sure whether my cutting/pasting of it is complete. Just enjoy reading it! I am only amazed by one of the journalist's questions in this article: Does the idea to attempt a 2nd quad throw in the LP come from Tamara Moskvina?
Alexander Smirnov: About the original medal plans do not say, I want to show clean skating
10.10.2015 15:25 (updated 15:26 10/10/2015) Author: Artem Lisowski / R-Sport
For a pair Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov last season was the season of return. Having survived a serious injury partner, the legendary Tamara Moskvina students for the second time in his career became the champions of Europe. And now they face new goals. In an interview with the agency "F-Sport" Artem Smirnov Lisovsky shared expectations of the first start in the new season, spoke of the difficulties quadruple output, the features of the new "dance" short program, relations with Kawaguchi and said that was not even thinking about retirement.
Quadruple emission takes a lot of effort
- How is your preparation for the first tournament - "Mordovian Ornament", which will be held in Saransk?
- We are at the final stage. Training is going well, despite the fact that we have a week to train in Moscow, as took part in the ice show Tatiana Navka in the festival "Circle of Light". But it does not change our plans, we are exactly the same, clearly we go up the steps.
- What components primarily pay attention to?
- If you take the technical side, we have usually suffers hopping base. But by the first start we want to prepare two quads in the free program of emission. In the last week before the start of a lot of time try to pay short program, yet it is new, has not rolled-in. Free program we have is based on the program of last season, so come easy.
- Experts evaluating your rental in Sochi, expressed in that spirit that your pair if refreshed seen fighting spirit. You have similar feelings?
- In Sochi, we are very well trained, and were ... short program skated with dignity, but could have been better. As long as we lack the power of this program, we do not understand where to invest it. The blots were arbitrary. We set up a little on the other, to roll it back to us is not terrible, the elements do not terrible, just simply can not cope. We in fact it was not the first rental of any program, and I'm not quite satisfied with my rental. If someone said that we have to add, it's nice. I can only say that we will try for the season to add and add.
- The inclusion of the second quadruple release to any program - as far as time-consuming process?
- On the one hand - there are psychological barriers, because if unsuccessful execution comes first quadruple output, as we happened to hire in Sochi, the second is more difficult to do. Although initially skating control we agreed to triple output, but still decided to try a quad. Let get it done is not so clean, but we finally made it. On the other - this exercise, because after one or the quadruple release we Yuko almost exhausted, and there are literally 15 seconds and the second has to do. Thought dissolve quadruple emissions over time, to include between them a spiral light elements, but it is left as it is. We will see what happens, even ahead of the season, including the championship of Russia.
- The inclusion in the program of the second quadruple ejection - it was the idea of Tamara Moskvina?
- Well, it is, rather, there was a general desire, because we have seen what we can do and the second quad. We started pushing it to try first at the lodge, then without. We saw that we had started to turn, and thought: "Why not try it." It must be something to earn points, something to bypass rivals, because of the rules of judging all rolled in principle, the same program with the same set of elements. Surprise something difficult, so you have to include new elements.
- In training consistently manages to make this emission? And as far as you pulled hopping base?
- The hopping part, pah-pah-pah, everything is going well. Quadruple fulfill all the same is not always in tandem, while we continue to develop because the competition is still ever present adrenaline, which helps in some cases. In some cases, he knocks, but if you send this energy in the right direction, the result will be. In training, standing together, we tried to do, it is very energy consuming. Done, and the next day comes and you can not do anything at all, so depletes mentally and physically.
- Maxim Trankov once expressed the idea - the International Skating Union and all had to be excluded from the program quadruple output. Once you train it goes, I do not agree with him?
- On the one hand, I agree with Maxim, because we were all witnesses of the event, which took place at the Olympics in 2006, when badly hit the ice Chinese athlete not tighten half turn and went into the twine. There's even a smell of ligament rupture. Thank God that nothing happened, and she continued to ride. But again, let's ban all the quad, let's all jump triple ban because people too, with triple leg break, break their foreheads and get bruises. We can safely ride, in the 60s, with double jumps, and everything will be cool and interesting. Yes, figure skating - art, but it's also a sport. If you do not complicate your program, you will not be moving our sport forward.
Another thing is that the new system leaves cudeystva art, all to fit the mathematical calculations and programs, particularly short, began to look at all because of the limited time you have time to do the seven elements. You can not vary the run, because you have to save time. Share Art in figure skating is becoming less and less. We embarks on an art demonstrations, which were placed, and will continue to put a bet.
- Pairs figure skating die, because in addition to Russian couples no claim for prizes - another phrase Trankova. Share his opinion?
- Well, maybe his words somehow out of context, because now the competition in the world is great. The Chinese Athletic indicate the technical side of our sport. Russian athletes manage to combine all Americans ride as freely as if it were demonstrations - always with a smile, the programs have an easy, fun, however, they are not always cope with the technical side. Very strong Canadian couple. I think in the pairs figure skating competition is high again, maybe the words of Maximus out of context.
Problems with the motivation we have
- Your couple experienced several periods when the island was the question of retirement. Apparently, in this off-season, this theme is for you, too, was relevant? Anyway, your partner has told in an interview that she had doubts about whether to continue.
- I after last season and this thought was not there when, you know, sometimes you sit, think, and whether to continue to continue. I believe that after such an injury and return to last season, everything turned out very well. The only thing - we could achieve even greater results, if not for some blots on performances. In principle, there is the ultimate dream, it is necessary to work safely and protect yourself approach on health. Because only this can stop us.
- But how to treat Yuki said that she had thought about retirement?
- Well, women also generally characterized by inconstancy, when you need to think, and I'm doing all right. Tamara Nikolaevna there was no doubt about it, she said, and Yuko. In no case did not press, just ask: "How do you feel, how you feel on health?" She said: "I do not see any obstacles in front of you." I also said this Yuko. We talked to her, I drove her to the airport when she was leaving for Japan, said to her: "I do not see any problems. To leave, we can always. I do not think you need to give up right now. If we fail, then .. . but at least we'll try. And if you leave, you tried. And do not go away somewhere into oblivion, and will be happy to ride in the show, where we were invited. "
You know, you do not want to leave figure skating, with each year of experience and understanding. I remember we were sitting in the same locker room and Alexei Tikhonov - he was already aged athlete, but I was still quite young. And he said the phrase: "Oh, I have your health, body and my head, I would have immediately shown a level." Understanding still comes with experience. And it's not just a job, and the work from which to get pleasure.
- Talking about the result and blots last season, you first of all have in mind the World Cup?
- Yes, this is the World Cup in China, where everything is difficult to pass. Everyone knew that the only species where the Chinese may qualify for a medal - a pair skating. And it was clear that there would be thrown all the reserves, in addition to sports, and even the rest. Who do not understand, you need to clearly and correctly to face life. We did everything we could. They wanted better but, alas, failed. But we did not lose the hand, we went and fought until the end.
- So you have a motivation for next season will not have problems?
- No, no problems were not the only question that arises is - what programs are put? All used to seeing us in the classical image, so we decided to change the theme of the program. Now we have a lot of time on the short program, because the style is completely different, more like a dance. For us it is very difficult, unusual.
- On the programs, we'll talk. In the meantime, I ask, why Yuko in the same interview, admitted that it is difficult to find the motivation in skating? I would like finally to dot the i.
- It seems to me, Yuko misunderstood, misinterpreted her words. She speaks in Russian, but associates the word a little bit differently. I think that the other party is not very well understood by those words were, because motivation from Yuko just okay. It comes in half an hour before the start of training, further engaged choreography, some swap space. Yuko itself motivated and hardworking person.
Perhaps the author of the material properly understood her or wanted to add a spark to someone to shake. Anyway, I took it with a smile, and social networks instantly posted a photo with a workout where sad quoted Yuko shows tongue. In short, the content of the material does not coincide with what is happening in our team.
We will communicate with Yuko, and continue to communicate, we go somewhere together. Of course, age does not always have the strength to go somewhere, for example, in the theater, because of the fact that after the training, sometimes I get so tired that I just lie. Earlier, in his youth, I could have somewhere to run after a workout. But what it says in the interview for me was a great discovery.
- When a person brings up another car, it is hardly possible to draw a conclusion that they are to each other is not talking.
- I try to help if Yuko somewhere you need to haul it somewhere, although I persuade her to buy a car. For some reason she does not want, and we Tamara no longer know how to motivate this. With that, Yuko first attempt passed on the right, we all congratulated her on this, it is well done. I remember when I handed over to the law, I was shaking like at the Olympics in Vancouver! Surprised even the instructor asked, "How do you play in the competition, if so worried?" "So there is no pull knobs do not!" - Answer. In general, the right to have Yuko is, and how to motivate her to buy a car, we do not know.
- But what about the words Yuko that she did not enjoy last season? Agree, it also sounds pretty serious.
- Apparently, it is about what Yuko did not know where to draw strength after failure. So it was after the final Grand Prix. In general, this is our most "favorite" start. We never acted on it is not perfect, if all done purely on the elements that necessarily the case blot in something else. We never there occupied the first place, it happened at this time. But Yuko very upset when on training and warm-up everything was fine, but in the short program allowed two fall to jump elements.
Maybe then she burned when a whole year waiting for me after the injury, did not know whether we will ride that maybe she had to drop everything and leave. Because of this, it is a little bit did not know what would happen next. But this season she understands everything, and just will not prevaricate.
When we were in Moscow, we have maintained personal fans, the people gathered, and even gave us a real order, on which was written: "Yuka and Sasha - our pride." It was so nice! How can we not rejoice when people support? After all, they even remember how she performed at the Olympics in Vancouver! I had already not all remember. So we move on and we will ride for the fun of their own, coach and our fans to give them a good mood, it seems to add to them some strength, as they add them to us.
- Well, finishing this subject, tell me - you were trying to communicate with Yuko after her interview was reprinted?
- Yes, I did not even want to find out anything, I did not do. However, when we had a training session, Yuko herself approached me and said, well, excuse me for this interview, something I myself do not understand. I think people just did not understand each other.
Kawaguchi has revealed in the short program
- Let's move on to your short program. It is in fact staged Pyotr Chernyshev?
- Quite true. Previously, he still took into account our capabilities. And now he said: "Guys, you have to try, have to start, as you can all be changed. You will not change - will stand still."
- Your partner honestly did not understand how to skate to this music. It tells you?
- Of course, I try to explain somehow, but I give myself sometimes misfire. I think this is the concern that there is no doubt that Yuko can skate to the music. She horeografichna very well able to hear the music, she just was not used to the new movements that are really other than the classics, motion, similar to the modern. It does not always have to keep your back and ride like a porcelain statuetochka as we used to call each other Yuko. Maybe here it is necessary to add some sexy look, something else. We are still searching. I think Yuko find what you need, and will be revealed in the short program. In a career with us has been that we have put the program under the blues. Yuko do not understand how to skate to this music, but when I was reviewing the video, I like the way it was part of the image. So I think getting used to the short program - a matter of time. Again, we always have time to come back, take all your favorite classics and roll program. But while the idea of replacing the short program we have.
- However, it is obvious that you need to be reconstructed.
- Because of the music program itself is a little bit like a show room. In demonstrations still skate relaxed, relaxed, and then to do the elements clean, otherwise all the same, how do you then you will act in an arbitrary program - though clean, even with ten quadruple because after the failure in short do anything we can not, it is very difficult to overtake rivals. The main difficulty is that you need to feel the new style. We used to ride in the classical repertoire, yes, we try to change something more cheerful, but still kept the classic performance. And then, as it is called Peter, dance genre cocktail, that is necessary to show a relaxed, laid-back riding, which is very unusual for us.
- Maybe, just payment for it, to make you feel more relaxed, as in the demonstrations?
- Here again, too relaxed, and the element is necessary to perform at the highest level. In demonstrations nobody believes momentum is not (looking) or how low your foot, or how high you raise.
I would like to be at the Olympics in 2018, but a desire is not enough
- You already know what will be able to qualify for this season?
- About the original medal plans and places you do not want to talk. I want to show all starts good, clean skating. Usually we start the season very well, and then whether to fatigue, or psychological factors are included, but for good start when you least expect it, there is an error, which is the coin. I would like the whole season to ride clean and positive.
- By the way, why these errors occur at important competitions? Affects pressure for the result?
- We are not of wood, not robots. I think it's there. Last season, it was easy: missing half a year due to injury, went to the ice as good as new, like a boy who has nothing to lose and just went ahead. There was no fear, no other thoughts. Thoughts often distracting.
- Honestly, still amazed at how you were able to recover from the trauma and find the strength to continue. What did you help?
- The hardest thing was - to overcome itself on the same jump, which I was injured. I really wanted to ride. As soon as he could, at a special prosthesis I have rolled steel, helping children. Then we went to the show Ilya Averbukh, where I rode with a serious knee pads. I understood that I wanted to ride, but maybe a couple of weeks struggling with this leap. The body seems to remember everything, but when you come to it, should be an immediate breakdown and makes the "butterfly". Besides, you know that is no longer young, and even when they say that if the injury persists, the more you will not ride and perhaps you will hardly walk without straightening the knee - it's very hard. Such thoughts are sometimes stopped. But the desire to ride, the support of fans who have written, gave strength. I wanted to please them, to go back on the ice. Here, all together. Yet now I try to be careful and make jumps under control.
- Would you like to speak to the Olympics in 2018?
- To be honest, I would very much like to. But we will look at our condition, to the position in the team. There are young, good guys, and one only experience can go far. Only time will tell what will happen. Desire something we have, but the words, saying, Bring us to the Olympics, we want to make it, I'm afraid, will not be enough. Because it is a very serious matter, the state needs a medal.
- It is clear that his career continues, but all the same you already have an idea in what area would you like to show themselves when it will end?
- To be honest, I do not want to think about it. But I would love to ride in the show for a while, because I like to serve and please the audience. After the demonstrations of people write a lot of letters. Not only in social networks or e-mail, but also ordinary letter. Someone wrote, people who have difficulty with health, with Yuko that our example inspires them to life, because they see how we are after two operations have left figure skating and found the strength to continue. I try to reply to these letters, thank people for their support and find some good words to support them.
I also like to train, although I understand how hard it is not always high-paid labor. I have a college degree - Municipal Administration - I could become a director, so far these proposals have not been. In the future, to create his own school of figure skating? Maybe, but it is necessary administrative resources. And if it is a private school, you already need financial resources.
As this interview is fairly long, I have no time to read through the whole passage now, so I'm not sure whether my cutting/pasting of it is complete. Just enjoy reading it! I am only amazed by one of the journalist's questions in this article: Does the idea to attempt a 2nd quad throw in the LP come from Tamara Moskvina?
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aw I feel like a bad fan!
Happy BDay Sasha my love!!!
Im embarassed that I forgot!
lovely collage by Navkaicequeen
https://instagram.com/p/8tRvHVpzFH/?taken-by=navka_ice_queen
That interview with him was great!
Glad to read they DO talk outside the rink with Yuko etc!
How the fans supported him @ shows in Moscow
Happy BDay Sasha my love!!!
Im embarassed that I forgot!lovely collage by Navkaicequeen
https://instagram.com/p/8tRvHVpzFH/?taken-by=navka_ice_queen
That interview with him was great!
Glad to read they DO talk outside the rink with Yuko etc!
How the fans supported him @ shows in Moscow
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