Figure skating - Trophe Eric Bompard 2014
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At the end of the first day of Troph & egrave; and Eric Bompard, the athletes who finished in the top three segment of the original tender responded to questions from reporters in the press room changing from a theme all''altro.
Saturday 22 November 2014 16 minutes reading time
PROGRAM SHORT COUPLE
How did you feel in the race for two weeks in a row? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; We feel good and we came here to skate without smudging. We were not as fast as on other occasions, but we got a competitive score without missing. Next time maybe we'll hear more & ugrave; Safe & rdquo ;.
Ksenia, you can tell your costume and the history of your short program? Ksenia Stolbova & ndash; & Ldquo; We studied the traditional Chinese dances for a long time and we decided to combine the classical Chinese style and that of a classic costume skating. We are warriors, we fight during the program, we are not the tiger and the dragon, but two Chinese warriors who fight & rdquo ;.
It & rsquo; pi & ugrave; easy to skate at home or here after only one week after the previous race? Fedor Klimov - Pi & ugrave; easy here because & egrave; it dela second race, we feel less nervous and more & ugrave; strong and confident. Then compete in Russia & egrave; complicated because & eacute; All friends and relatives are on the track.
How do you rate your performance today? ON / HAN & ndash; & Ldquo; Today, we have improved our record season. Overall we skated well and we are pleased with our performance. We hope to be all & rsquo; s top of the situation even in the free program and to do better than the scores achieved in the past season & rdquo ;.
WANG / WANG & ndash; & Ldquo; We are also pleased because & eacute; we were able to run all items in the best and achieve our personal best & rdquo ;.
As we are located to train together and compete against each other? ON / HAN & ndash; & Ldquo; We grow together and pushing to improve. In training, we tend to give their best and & egrave; challenging opponents have the training track & rdquo ;.
Xuehan, cos & rsquo; & egrave; changed with respect to the triple toe loop & rsquo; s morning session during which no & egrave; never entered? WANG Xuehan & ndash; & Ldquo; Simply, our coach gave me feedback, I followed failing to complete the most of the & rsquo; element & rdquo ;.
FEMALE SHORT PROGRAM
Elena, what differences there are between now and Skate America? Elena Radionova & ndash; & Ldquo; First, I'm glad to be allocated to these two stages because & eacute; I had the opportunity to train and recover between efforts and the & rsquo; s more. Before you run out of Skate America I was nervous, but here I felt more & ugrave; form. I ran each element with tranquility & agrave; and & egrave; treated my best performance of the season. At Skate America I messed around on the combination, but here there were no problems & rdquo ;.
Your goals for tomorrow? Elena Radionova & ndash; & Ldquo; Just skate cleanly & rdquo;
Perch & eacute; a flamenco? Elena Radionova & ndash; & Ldquo; I wanted to show the emotions of flamenco to the public, the whole range of emotions that are contained in this dance & rdquo ;.
Julia opinion on today's performance and what do you expect tomorrow? LIPNITSKAIA Julia & ndash; & Ldquo; I & ugrave more; quieter than the Cup of China, but the & rsquo; s & agrave already had; perceived in training before coming here. Tomorrow I hope to get on track with the tranquility & agrave; today and therefore not to be nervous & rdquo ;.
Tell us about your holiday? LIPNITSKAIA Julia & ndash; & Ldquo; I did a three week trip that allowed me to rest, but I must admit it then & egrave; complex was back to training and especially find the right mindset & agrave; to race & rdquo ;.
What represents the Short Program? LIPNITSKAIA Julia & ndash; & Ldquo; I represent a girl who has a kite in your hand and letting it fly in city & agrave ;. Then I look after losing to the end and picks it up & rdquo ;.
Ashley cos & rsquo; & egrave; changed from Skate Canada and what are the goals for tomorrow? Ashley Wagner & ndash; & Ldquo; It & rsquo; I got a score changed a bit & rsquo; pi & ugrave; low, but are equally happy. Right now, I'm focused on the technical side of the program. In particular, they are not satisfied to have landed on two feet of the triple toe loop combination. In preparation for tomorrow, I think I can earn points on each element & rdquo;
You took a holiday after the Olympics? Ashley Wagner & ndash; & Ldquo; & Pi ugrave; A month or so and & egrave; was great. I decided to continue to compete because & egrave; holiday allowed me to recharge the batteries after the season & more ugrave; tired of my life & rdquo;
Perch & eacute; did you choose the music, the character of Spartacus & egrave; a man and not a woman? Ashley Wagner & ndash; & Ldquo; My coach the 'choice because he & egrave; I'm not a graceful skater by music and light, yet powerful and of 'effect. & Egrave; a strong music and think I can interpret it well & rdquo;
MEN'S SHORT PROGRAM
Denis what & egrave; due to the & rsquo; s important advance at Skate America? Denis TEN & ndash; & Ldquo; Before Skate America I had only one week to prepare and, in any case, after the race c & rsquo; & egrave; was time to work on the elements that had not obtained satisfactory levels. That race was a starting point to build better programs. Obviously, I am very satisfied with the performance today, but I know that there & rsquo; & egrave; still work on many aspects & rdquo ;.
Goals for tomorrow? Denis TEN - Do it right and get a competitive score. I'll try & ograve; to express myself better in the free program, that & egrave; rather difficult because & eacute; & Egrave; need to combine technical and artistic side. Then, I hope to grow throughout the season & rdquo ;.
Last season & egrave; was fantastic, how did you find motivation to continue? Denis TEN & ndash; & Ldquo; You can not & ograve; define idyllic perch & eacute; As usual I have had ups and downs. In any case, with Frank Carroll we reasoned long about l & rsquo; eventualit & agrave; to take a sabbatical. Normally, & egrave; difficult for & egrave; stood on the Olympic podium start to the following season. I can say that they have found an important support from my family, from my country to all the fans around the world. If I stopped I could disappoint many fans and those children who started to skate inspired me. Perhaps, unlike in the past, I'm skating & more ugrave; for others than for myself & rdquo ;.
Tatsuki cos & rsquo; & egrave; happened on the triple lutz at the end of the program? Tatsuki MACHIDA - & nbsp; & Ldquo; I was very tired since the steps and that's why I made the & rsquo; s mistake. Tomorrow, I hope to do better in the final part of the program & rdquo ;.
Goals for tomorrow? Tatsuki MACHIDA - & ldquo; I do my best and try to execute the elements without missing & rdquo ;.
Konstantin now you've gotten your personal best, how do you evaluate the performance today? Konstantin Menshov - & ldquo; In Canada, the triple axel had not worked. Here I tried not to think about it and do not repeat the same mistake. A Skate Canada after the short program, I faced the free way too relaxed, but tomorrow I want to stay focused & rdquo ;.
You're getting better every year and the passing of time does not seem to be a problem. What & egrave; your secret? Konstantin Menshov & ndash; This is a recurring question. Have you ever seen the movie & ldquo; The Curious Case of Benjamin Button? & Nbsp; Seriously, finch & eacute; riuscir & ograve; to train cos & igrave; well, & will continue ograve; to compete, not least because & eacute; I still love to skate. When I Alzer & ograve; one morning and will not want to & ograve; pi & ugrave; train, smetter & ograve; to compete.
Goals for tomorrow? Konstantin Menshov & ndash; & Ldquo; clean skate to make myself happy and l & rsquo; s entire audience & rdquo ;.
Why your free program speaks to a journalist Konstantin Menshov & ndash; & Ldquo; S & igrave ;, in fact, & egrave; dedicated reporters working in dangerous areas of the world. I wanted to bring this issue Attn all. I always follow the news and it saddens me that there are people who risk their lives to inform us. I wanted to somehow render their work.
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SHORT DANCE
There are certainly used to being the first after the short dance. What do you think of your score and your performance? PAPADAKIS / CIZERON & ndash; & Ldquo; Despite some minor errors, we skated well. In truth, & agrave; after the Cup of China, we have not had much time to prepare, so we're happy & rdquo ;.
In China, you were surprised by your scores, you're already & agrave; used to be so & igrave; high? PAPADAKIS / CIZERON: & ldquo; Not yet. We worked hard, but we did not expect so scores & igrave; high in a short time & rdquo ;.
How did you work on your flexibility & agrave; and amplitude of movement? PAPADAKIS / CIZERON: & ldquo; We have done very little since ballroom dancing, off-ice, and then perhaps we can adapt more & ugrave; easily to different styles of dance.
Satisfied with the performance today? GILLES / POIRIER: & ldquo; We skated well and no major mistakes perci & ograve; the situation & egrave; Positive & rdquo;
Where did you get the 'idea of ​​the dress and how they have adapted to be able to skate freely? Piper GILLES & ndash; & Ldquo; Torvill and Dean had a similar custom. Tains Paul could not lift me why & egrave; the skirt is impigliava, so we made some changes. We kept the two contrasting colors because & eacute; we liked the color solution customs of Torvill and Dean.
The balance of short-dance? Madison HUBBELL & ndash; & Ldquo; We skated a little '' better today than at Skate Canada. We made a few mistakes in the sequence of steps in parallel. In any case, the paso doble, in relation to my injury, & egrave; ugrave & much more; harder to skate than the free dance & rdquo ;.
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