- A gorgeous fall that happened at the last European Championship ...
- Thank you.
- That's right, when you talk about them, you smile.
- I was even very, very happy after the rental.
- Why?
- Do not limp after all. So, even from such a rental is possible to squeeze a lot. All they ask, hurt like you went, and even elements do? I felt no pain, nothing. He remembered even Japan, after the fall of the first went fine, and then the adrenaline went to the body came, and I could not have anything - no turn or sit properly. And then - everything was normal. In fact, the fall - this is not the loss of concentration, as many think. In the same Bratislava I was so assembled that "plucked" yourself ahead of time. Not enough tranquility, and was very well prepared. All in fact gradually comes. When I was a transitional age, and no one I did not know then particularly, but also had some problems. There are other sensations, although the sharp arrows of growth or something else was not. Loss of coordination cases with the coach even joked sometimes not feel jumping, it is necessary to measure growth. But quickly he adapted. Experience is not the day to accumulate.
- The Creative with your coach can not refuse. Reference number - that the original Conchita Wurst, that "Tango in the madhouse" to the music of Schnittke, good.
- I worked from childhood with choreographers, each invested in me something of their own. First, even Anna Vladimirovna (Tsarev - Ani coach) all the classes conducted, and choreography as well. Now we are working with Victor Adonevym. If a close-knit team - the creative self "is." Music Schnittke found my mother, with a choreographer came up with a new theme and image. And that was the case, when all at once as a matter is decomposed. Dancer was in a lunatic asylum, he wants to escape from there, but the disease does not let go. Suffers, suffers, her "cover" memories like dancing tango on stage. And, happy, literally dissolves into the dance. I buzz from this program have already told once that my mother, who knows, after a demonstration in Bratislava sent me a message: "Anne, thank you so much!".
- And before that I sent another: "If you fall again ..."
- My mom is going through very much for me, and always will be excited. As I poured into figure skating gradually and mother. She studied with me every workout. In fact, I did not give to the sport, so I became a champion. I'm just at home on the walls ran, it was necessary to give meaning to the movement. And then - in the four walls, a young one. Mama herself skating is not riding. When I was little, outdoor rinks, it came out with me and my father, too, however, on foot. Parents are not related to sports. Although the pope - an avid fan. Protocols looks around disassembled.
- In the women's team some crazy determination prevails today, just amazed.
- Because the competition is very high, we are many. It spurs.
- In any professional field in the world there is competition. But someone still remains lie on the couch. And you listen to, you are perfectly tuned to the complete dedication.
- I think now is a generation in Russia. Ideal people still do not happen. Well, there are a lot of knowledgeable people. Of course, you have a choice - whom to listen to, who do not. I always have a coach, the ones who can tell me the right decision. It is always interesting to work with Viktor Nikolaevich Kudryavtsev. I love it when everything falls into place. And then at the start - it's simple: it is necessary to go out and not think about anything, just show the tried and tested, to drive away those extra thoughts. However, this "simple" thing can be very difficult.
World Champion 2016 in the women's figure skating Evgeny Medvedeva has received the honorary title "Honored Master of Sports of Russia."
The ceremony took place on Tuesday in Moscow with the participation of Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko. The title of "Honored coach of Russia" was handed to Sergey Dudakov.
Diplomas of the RF Minister of Sports trainers Anna Tsareva, Eteri Tutberidze were awarded to Inna Goncharenko and figure skater Anna Pogorilaya and Elena Radionova.
Once Ashley Wagner flew home and settled down after the excitement of her World Championships silver medal, her coach posed an interesting question. “Do you want to keep skating?” coach Rafael Arutyunyan asked her after they returned to their Southern California training base.
It would be a shock if she didn’t. At a seasoned 24 years old, she’s the first U.S. woman to earn an individual Worlds medal since 2006. Wagner hasn’t had the easiest road to the podium: She almost quit five years ago when she couldn’t afford to keep competing, and ended up working at a Lucky Brand jean’s store in California to pay the bills while she trained. Her win on Sunday was the result of hard work and perseverance. As she wrote, “I have consistently been demanded to prove my existence in this sport, and finally I feel like I can silence all of that extra noise.”
Medvedeva, 16, is the youngest woman to earn an Olympic or World title since Tara Lipinski in 1998. “You can tell that she’s a younger skater, but beyond that, technically, everything is so supreme,” Wagner said of Medvedeva, the third different Russian to win an Olympic or World title in the last three years.
“I left points out on the table at Worlds, and I know my little flaws,” said Wagner, who has fought to nail down triple-triple jump combinations in recent years and could have been stronger on her jumps at Worlds. “They used to be big flaws. I’m slowly crunching down the numbers and getting where they need to be. My competition, their biggest challenge at this point is longevity. I’ve already gotten past this point. I’ve proven that I can stick around. That’s going to be their biggest test. I’d rather be in my shoes than theirs.”
Wagner spent last week choreographing her program for the Stars on Ice tour, which begins Friday in Hershey, Penn. She received help from two-time Olympian Jeremy Abbott, who took a break from competition this past season but hasn’t announced if or when he’ll return. “You never know with him,” Wagner said. “I feel like he has feelers out, seeing if that’s what he wants to do.”
Wagner said she’s seen the emotional interview from teammate Gracie Gold after she fell from first to fourth at Worlds, but they hadn’t yet spoken in the whirlwind since Boston. “She’s a perfectionist, and that’s how she got to this level,” Wagner said. “She’s very tough on herself. I don’t think she needs to be that tough on herself. But she’s an athlete. She’ll bounce back from this. She’ll learn from it.”
Gracie Gold stuns on the ice in a red hot costume during the Ladie’s Free Program at the 2016 World Figure Skating Championships held at TD Garden on Saturday night (April 2) in Boston, Mass.
“Obviously I’m really embarrassed and I’m really ashamed with how I’m skated,” the 20-year-old athlete shared after her performance, which left her in 4th place after the competition ended.
Gracie added, “It was just one of those really, really tragic skates that you feel like you can’t do anything right. I feel really sorry for Boston and for the United States that I let them down when they needed me most.”
When asked about her Olympic shots for the 2018 games, Gracie shared, “It’s appearing less and less likely that that’s in my cards, but of course I’ll keep trying and training hard. I am in the top in the world. I still have hopes for (the 2018 Olympics) and 2018 podium. … I have potential, it just has to happen at the right time.”
We finally finished it! This is the longest vlog we've ever made just because this year's World Championships in Boston had so many memorable and incredible moments.
We had a great season and we appreciate your support both on and off the ice. We'll try to post more videos in the coming weeks/months as we have been and will be traveling quite a bit for both Stars on Ice and some projects for this coming season.
