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Well, Yuzuru Hanyu skated on a sprained ankle at 2013 Worlds. Does that mean that Orser forced him to? Probably not. Most skaters aren't willing to sacrifice a season of hard work for an injury that they believe can be overcome.
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Well, Yuzuru Hanyu skated on a sprained ankle at 2013 Worlds. Does that mean that Orser forced him to? Probably not. Most skaters aren't willing to sacrifice a season of hard work for an injury that they believe can be overcome.
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No, it wasn't Victoria Rakohn. As I said, I don't recall the last name but if someone wrote it, I would remember...
We are in agreement! Are my comments coming off as disagreement? Yes skaters skate because that is what they want a lot of the time!
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chuckm...I think you are choosing to be very diplomatic when you say 'Tom Z grooms his skaters to rely on him for advice and guidance"...I think perhaps better words would be "influence, intimidate or , and this may be alittle strong....bully " his skaters into doing what he expects, rather perhaps what is best for the athlete. JMO
Watch Tom Z in the KnC after one of his skaters has had a bad performance. You can see how POd he is, and he makes no effort to disguise his annoyance.
Tom Z had the nerve to say "Didn't that feel good?" to Josh Farris after Josh suffered a more severe injury after being persuaded to skate at Nationals with an existing injury, and had a disastrous performance. Josh was crying and in severe pain when Tom made that comment.
Tom Z had the nerve to say "Didn't that feel good?" to Josh Farris after Josh suffered a more severe injury after being persuaded to skate at Nationals with an existing injury, and had a disastrous performance. Josh was crying and in severe pain when Tom made that comment.
Wow. I hope that there is a decent chance that this comment from Tom Z was one of those "microphone pick ups" that makes for out-of-context potential misinterpretation.
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Joshua Farris 2011 US Nationals LP - Kiss n Cry exchange
I think at the moment when he says, "You know, you needed to keep twitching yesterday" (whatever that means) I wanted to actually commit murder.
(I love the crowd though. You can almost hear them going "DON'T CRY! PLEASE DON'T CRY!")
I think at the moment when he says, "You know, you needed to keep twitching yesterday" (whatever that means) I wanted to actually commit murder.
(I love the crowd though. You can almost hear them going "DON'T CRY! PLEASE DON'T CRY!")
Thanks for the unfortunate clarification. As we've seen since, Josh is quite a determined young athlete. Watching this vignette from one of the higher profile/critical points in their student/coach relationship, perhaps explains why Josh is no longer coached by Tom Z.
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It's incredible that Josh continued skating after fracturing his fibula during that skate. And though he was teary, he wasn't sobbing uncontrollably, which I wouldn't have blamed him for doing. That is really uncomfortable to watch. So glad he went immediately to a different coaching team.
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I think the one that always makes me cringe the most is the flying camel immediately after he'd just broken it (for those curious, it was the second triple Axel attempt; if you watch and listen closely, you can see and hear it go).
PS: FREE MAX AARON!
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I didn't know it! :disapp: :disagree: As a skater, I know how terrible it is when you skate and compete while being injuried/in pain, and I seriously HATE those coaches who don't even try to support you and understand you!
Poor Josh...
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I think we can say that Josh is getting the best revenge possible, though. His artistry has improved a hundredfold since he left Z, his jumps are as strong as ever, and now he's a National medallist, JWC, and a dark horse for Sochi.
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True, but he was already a national medalist under Tom Z in Juniors.
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LOL, Juniors.
...And what do you know. TSL interview with our talk of the moment:
http://www.theskatinglesson.com/teaser-of-our-interview-with-tom-zakrajsek/
http://www.theskatinglesson.com/teaser-of-our-interview-with-tom-zakrajsek/
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Perhaps that's what Tom Z was partially referring to. I'm looking forward to watching it!
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