- Lena, you are among the athletes, which is worse than the external situation, the better performance is obtained. At the World Championships in Shanghai, running a high temperature and won the bronze medal at the stage of "Grand Prix" in Beijing ahead of any program in the triple world champion Mao Asada.
- Difficulties to me appear a good mental attitude. But better, of course, when not too many difficulties.
- In your sporting life do you find it difficult?
- No. Figure skating - it's my life, which I have already achieved quite a lot. And the work, and hobbies - all together. No other life, I do not know yet.
- Are there any memories from childhood, not related to figure skating?
- Yes. The first of September, when I went to school with a huge bouquet. However, I do not remember what the flowers were. Recently, I was invited back to school theater festival - talk about figure skating. But I'm learning from this year at home - with the teachers.
- Such a responsible and independent life does not make feel much older?
- I think that the athletes generally mature earlier. In another thought. And the circle of friends I consists mainly of older friends. It so happened that Inna Germanovna since childhood sent me to perform at the competitions with those who are older than two years.
- I know, athletes sometimes there are some "children" impulses - for example, to buy a toy, which once dreamed. After all, a child all to some extent this lack.
- I, too, was such. Suddenly I wanted to play with dolls. For soft toys I was always quite indifferent, but the dolls ... A couple of years ago - much as when I was 14? - With a friend, we realized this venture. We sat and selflessly played with Barbie. Now there is no such thoughts.
- In Beijing, I noticed the delight with which you communicate on the ice with the participants of a demonstration show. Psychologically, it was difficult to get comfortable in the company of the great?
- First of all there was a disturbing barrier related to the fact that I did not know English. Therefore, communications were adjusted slowly. First it began with a relationship with someone who was in the Russian national team, for them too, because I was a little girl when I first came to the team. Then I started to learn the language - and immediately made it easier to communicate. As all athletes faced, very sociable and positive.
I first wanted not so much to meet them as adults feel the atmosphere of the event. Still, junior tournaments - is quite another. And in terms of the organization and the degree of responsibility.
- In Beijing, a great impression on the audience made Bojan Jin with his quad lutz. How do you perceive this figure skater? As almost the same age, or as a star?
- Bojan Jin is stunning. I do not think it will stop at that jumping right now. I think he did all quads able to do. I know him for a long time, we played together in many junior competitions. The first is my junior, "Grand Prix" was in Courchevel, just where I saw Bojan Jin for the first time. I remember so much surprised ... He already axel jump in turnover and 3.5 quads. Perhaps that is why we coach him and remembered.
- How comfortable were you to perform in Beijing with Artur Dmitriev Goncharenko on the site?
- In fact, I am very grateful to Arthur Valerievich, because he helped me. When I skated with him in training, he did a lot of very individual comments, which really helped me. A few years ago Dmitriev came to us to CSKA at the request of Ina Germanovna also helped us all. I suggest some approaches to the jumping and other technical details. In general, the coach knew, I think, what hands to give me, going to Beijing.
- Have you ever seen how Dmitriev skate during his performances?
- No.
- In general, there is a desire to look at the past skaters on the ice?
- Sometimes I think about it, just do not always have the time out to see all that I want. I saw, for example, I saw Ekaterina Gordeeva - from the time when she performed with Sergei Grinkov, and then, when she appeared on the show has one. She always liked me on the ice.
- Do you work in a group, their coach actually one without sparring. At least sometimes I wish that this was sparring?
- Perhaps someone needs competition in training, but I was not much she spurs, I too strongly focused on what I'm doing myself. Well I understand, to what purpose I go, I need to work, and in this I artificially "whip" is not required.
- And make friends with the rivals manage?
- Not to be friends, but at the training camp we are strong enough to approach. With the same Lisa Tuktamysheva, Julia Lipnitskaya. During a tournament in Sochi I lived with Julia in the same hotel room and found it perfectly with the other hand. She did not "hedgehog", as is commonly believed. During the competition, I have, by the way, never any animosity or some internal stress relative to rivals. I think you just need to do my job. What you should. And only then look around and see to it that others do.
- Lipnitskaya once said that in the process of growing up and all kinds of internal and external changes comes a lot of confusion in the mind. You due to the rather strong growth of such problems there?
- I would not say that I feel them. Well, yes, sometimes something to stop receiving, but the feeling that I get in the way to ride the hands or feet, I do not have. I think this is simply not necessary to go in cycles. Especially about things you can not change. Now, for example, I feel that to get in shape, I can skate better. And I certainly can not fall on the pole.
- Are skaters taught specifically to Properly fall ?
- I have never been taught. Once I learned.
- Which of the falls are particularly the most unpleasant?
- "Kids" - those through which, I think, are all the girls without exception: when you're going to the Biellmann spin suddenly clinging to the ice tooth, and this is enough to stagger the most droplet, and chest to fall forward. To have time to let go of the foot at this moment is absolutely impossible, because you think something is not about that now fall, and that you need to pass through the Biellmann spin. An unpleasant thing happens and when you fly forward and you fall on your tailbone. But in this case there are now various devices. You can and put a foam in tights.
- Performing jumps can be difficult immediately after the rotation, or after steps?
- After steps. You can in fact put them so as not to tire in the tracks, and relax. The current program I put Nikolai Morozov and track them very comfortably. I skate for pleasure, and in this case, always use less power.
- What does it mean to you the concept of "easy" program?
- Well, let's say you're doing some element intuitively want to set foot in a certain way, and you say that you need to put it differently. And once it becomes difficult to cope with the speed with inertia. Legs like to go besides your will, and you have control over every movement. This little horse that takes power, but immediately begins very hard and unnatural look the part. But you're "comfortable" when you do not to think where your feet are. Everything turns out as if by itself.
- To what extent are you keen on movies, theaters?
- Not much, because there is not much free time, but I try to go to the theater - I go there quite often pulls my choreographer Anna V. Bilibin. Since this season with me running another choreographer - Lyudmila Vlasova Josephovna. In general, I try to find time to watch how the modern choreography and classical performances. I'm interested. Itself is also quite a lot of choreography. So far - classical to earn a good base.
- What about you write on the Internet, you read often?
- I do not read websites at all - I see no reason to waste time on it. But sometimes I upload photos to a social network and browse reviews. Looking from the outside it is often useful, especially since the criticism I react quite calmly.
- A reaction to the stands ever drove you to tears?
- Yes. It was my very first junior world championship and my favorite program - "Birdie". The short program I skated on the competition is not very good, I was fifth, and in any all turned out well. And when I bow, the audience suddenly started to get up, continuing to applaud. And I began to cry. I just could not hold back the tears. It is generally difficult to convey the words, in such situations.