GPF 2015 SP - Russian EPS
- Yuzuru Hanyu is on the ice. The Olympic Champion, the World Champion. Not the current one – last year he lost to Fernandez. Fernandez will skate after him, but they’re used to skating one after the other – they train together and skate together. Frederic Chopin, a beautiful programme. It was choreographed by one of the most creative choreographers, Geoffrey Buttle, who was also World Champion.
- They’re alike, Yuzuru and Buttle in something – there's a musical phrase and a turn of the head with it. Now it’s the turn of the arm. The harmony of soul and body. Now the spread eagle. (incredulous) Into a spread eagle from a quad. 4T3T. (clearing his throat in disbelief) I think he’s repeating the NHK Trophy pattern.
- His goal is to exceed his own achievements, isn’t it?
- He’s never had such a goal.
- (after Yuzuru had finished) Well, is it a standing ovation? It is! How can you help it!
- We’re on our feet too! 56.66 – now it’s going to be 60! Is it – come on, computer, show us! 59.44 was the (previous) score, 61.59. We’re on the way to a new record, because Yuzuru Hanyu received 106.33 for his SP at NHK Trophy, surpassing his own previous achievement of 101.45 by nearly 5 points. Now his technical score is greater than his result at NHK by 2 points. There wasn’t a gap of two weeks, there wasn’t – I just don’t understand where they’ve kept him, what fridge in Canada Brian Orser kept him in to keep him in this fantastic form. I’m very curious what he does with them on his ice in Canada, Brian Orser!
- I think he just takes them away from figure skating, then he releases them and they just enjoy it.
- That’s why I started arguing with you during the skate – he’s never had a goal to break his own record.
- He didn’t have it before now – he didn’t have a record.
- No, he never wanted to do that. He doesn’t have that as a goal, no! The record was his -101.45! He only had one goal – to become one with music, with the choreographers’ ideas, his coach’s energy and talent so much, to become one with the audience for these 2 minutes 50 seconds and to produce such a gorgeous skate – that’s his goal, so that there was an absolute harmony…
- I think yes, you can’t say he’s trying to surpass some results, he just skates for his own pleasure.
- You can’t skate in this way if all you think about is just results…
- These are not long or high jump competitions – there are lots of jumps and spins…
- Look, there are two quads as a response to Boyang Jin: he starts with a 4S and then does 4T3T combination.
- Just have a look at the exits! And his arms, his arms…
- Exemplary exits! Please show us the exit from 3A, please! That was jaw-dropping – in the second half of the SP at that! There it is! Look – argh, Spanish cameramen didn’t show it until the very end, they get a D for that, they don’t understand the beauty of figure skating. But unfortunately, the time frame allotted for program slo-mo won’t fit all the masterpieces of Yuzuru Hanyu’s SP.
- And what an ending…
- Oh, that’s who is a wunderkind! Not Boyang Jin, but this boy who turned 21 a few days ago.
- And, Andrey, I’ll interrupt you, he always shows – give applause to my coach, not me!
- He does! Well, come on, 108? I’ll take your bets, gentlemen! He had 106.33, I think the final result will be 108, maybe with something else. 110.95!!!
- 110. There you are!
- And now I might agree with you
- And then he’ll have his LP, that’ll be over 340…
- What you said… Now he’s got carried away and wants more… 110.95!
- Now he starts breaking his own records! His own records!
- He couldn’t break that record of his for such a long time!
- He won’t just look at his competitors, he’ll compete with himself now.
- I just don’t want one thing to happen – the thing which happens to wunderkinds – when their fame and success produce so much pressure on them and drain them until they’re empty. That’s the most terrifying thing because…
- Turning them into show people.
- Or that, into show people. But so far Hanyu is the same Hanyu...
- Look, Hanyu cheering for…
- Sure, because it’s the same Yuzuru Hanyu who cheered and supported Javier Fernandez and showing in every way that he has to be Champion! And now he cries to him as always: Go, Javi!
It is so funny to see. 
You have completely caught me out Maria Victoria, I did promise to translate this video awhile ago and I must admit that I kinda lost the link 
(oops, adjoining country)
