Figure skating - Trophe Eric Bompard 2014
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Climate of moderate satisfaction in press conferences that followed the programs of the second day of Troph & egrave; and Eric Bompard Bordeaux. For many & egrave; gi & agrave; time to think about the final of the Grand Prix. Overall, the indications pi & ugrave; interesting came from the Chinese Sui / Han and Russian Maxim Kovtun & Nbsp;
Saturday 22 November 2014 18 minutes reading time
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Elena, what do you think of your performance? Radionova Elena - I am happy to have won both stages of qualifying. Here than at Skate America I skated better, pi & ugrave; decided and I was able to correct some errors. Especially I felt more & ugrave; calm, another good thing. I'm improving step by step, & egrave; This is the 'important.
Your program & egrave; was flawless, which may be room for improvement? Elena Radionova & ndash; & Ldquo; There '' & egrave; limit to perfection. Spinning tops, angels, skating skills, jumps, are all aspects that I need to improve and then c '' & egrave; still much work & rdquo ;.
As you prepare for the final of the Grand Prix? Elena Radionova & ndash; & Ldquo; How I do it for every other race, there will be & agrave; alcunch & eacute; different & rdquo;
Julia how do you assess the performance today? Julia LIPNITSKAIA & ndash; & Ldquo; I felt more & ugrave; calm compared to the Cup of China. I skated better, but I'm not ready from a physical standpoint. I'm not one hundred percent, but I'm happy to have fought in the race today. We say that to some extent are satisfied. However, I am conscious of having to still work a lot. Scores were low today, but I have four years to recover & rdquo ;.
As you prepare for the final of the Grand Prix? Julia LIPTNITSKAIA & ndash; & Ldquo; Surely skating my programs, since I have not had the opportunity to make an adequate number of run-through until a couple of weeks ago. "
Ashley you been the victim of a bad fall, how did you feel afterwards? Ashley WAGNER & ndash; & Ldquo; Today I had a stomachache and did not feel well. I had to fight during the program. However, beyond the & agrave; of this illness, I worked a lot at home and I was mentally ready to perform to the best program. My lutz has not received the call to the wrong wire, that makes me very happy & rdquo ;.
You had planned combination triple lutz / triple toe loop? Ashley WAGNER & ndash; & Ldquo; No, it was not planned and the 'I made for fun. Jokes aside, in consultation with my coach, I changed something in the planning of the elements of the jump & rsquo; goal of making more & ugrave; easy the initial part of the program & rdquo ;.
FREE PROGRAM PAIRS OF ARTISTIC
What & egrave; your opinion on today's performance? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; Yesterday, we felt more & ugrave; safe and we were able to convey something more & ugrave ;. However, today we have well-planned and executed elements perci & ograve; we are happy & rdquo ;.
How did you prepare to play the story of the Hunchback of Notre-Dame on the ice? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; There are well-documented history. In truth & agrave ;, we have not looked at the whole musical, but we studied some videos to add transitions to the program relevant to the topic and to the protagonists & rdquo ;.
Find more & ugrave; simple programs interpret character or programs pi & ugrave; lyrical and light? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; We believe it & Igrave; pi & ugrave; show interesting stories and characters rather than skate just about music. We choose the story, the music, the costumes, with l & rsquo; aim to communicate something of interest to the public. For us & egrave; important to show a story, it does not matter that it is easy, but that is interesting. "
You deal personally choreography? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; No, of course. In the staff, there are people delegated to take care of the choreography. However, we also have a say, based on what feelings we experience during the creations of programs & rdquo ;.
What do you think of the kiss and cry on the third floor? Stolbova / Klimov & ndash; & Ldquo; Finch & egrave; we can use the 'elevator and not the stairs, for us is fine & rdquo;
What do you think of your performance today? ON / HAN & ndash; & Ldquo; We skated very well ,. However, there are elements that we can perform better. Now we hope to grow ahead of the final and receive a score pi & ugrave; high & rdquo ;.
Are trying still quadruple launched? ON / HAN & ndash; & Ldquo; We have proven in the past, but two years ago Sui & egrave; injured so we had accontonare the 'idea. Now the physical problem seems solved and maybe next season we'll do & rdquo ;.
How long does the creation and preparation of a lift? ON / HAN & ndash; & Ldquo; usually a month. The reverso amount of shipping, for example, & egrave; very complex because & eacute; to reach level four need to add difficulty & agrave ;, did not trivial. Here we had achieved level three, perci & ograve; means that we have done something wrong and we have to make some changes to get to level four the next time & rdquo ;.
It & rsquo; the second consecutive podium in the Grand Prix, how do you feel? WANG / WANG & ndash; & Ldquo; We are happy, but we know we can do better on the individual elements and, in general, on the presentation of the program & rdquo ;:
What & rsquo; & egrave; the secret of your growth cos & Igrave; sudden? WANG / WANG & ndash; & Ldquo; Simply, we worked with our current coaches for two seasons and we have progressed step by step & rdquo ;.
FREE DANCE
What were the differences with respect to the test yesterday? PAPADAKIS / CIZERON & ndash; & Ldquo; The short-dance & egrave; was pi & ugrave; difficult because & egrave; We were coming off a win and the tension was so great. Today we were pi & ugrave; relaxed and focused on the race in s & eacute; and not on the result & rdquo ;.
How did you choose the new free dance? PAPADAKIS / CIZERON & ndash; & Ldquo; We explored many solutions, but l & rsquo; objective was to find something that foresaw natural movements, body fluids & rdquo ;.
Today's performance there & egrave; worth the final, what do you think? GILLIS / POIRIER & ndash; & Ldquo; Really ?? We were not sure ... well then we go home, we will rest for a couple of days and we will try to introduce in Barcelona on pi & ugrave; prepared as possible. Seriously, our program and the 'interpretation grow from time to time of pi & ugrave; & rdquo;
Piper why you changed costumes than Skate Canada? Piper GILLES & ndash; & Ldquo; Why & eacute; Kelowna had ripped. Actually & agrave ;, we were able to patch it and l & rsquo; we brought here. However, when I saw the color of the balustrades of this track I decided that was not the case of camouflage. I also brought a costume stock and I preferred to use the & rdquo ;.
What & egrave; the budget of your free dance? HUBBELL / DONOHUE & ndash; & Ldquo; & egrave Part of the program; improved, but we made a mistake rather important that we & egrave; cost several points. We go home and we will try to put to work immediately because & eacute; thanks to the perseverance and tenacity we feel we can improve pi & ugrave; faster than the other & rdquo ;.
How did you choose the music for the free dance? HUBBELL / DONOHUE & ndash; This music had been found last year by the mother of Madison and we were going to use them for finnstep. Quest & rsquo; year we thought it could be a good idea to recover them to present something different than the habits & rdquo ;.
Madison you still have problems after the & rsquo; operation & Outdoors; hip? Madison HUBBELL & ndash; & Ldquo; I always have a little '' afraid to try some pain all''anca but I know to be strong and have a qualified medical team support at home to work with every day. In recent weeks the situation & egrave; definitely improved. However, for at least one year after the & rsquo; intervention there will & agrave; still some pain, although it can perform complete movements & rdquo ;.
What are the next commitments? HUBBELL / DONOHUE & ndash; & Ldquo; In two weeks gareggeremo in Zagreb and for that & rsquo; when we try to be in top condition. Then there will be the National Championships & rdquo ;.
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Maxim were sixth after the short program, you expect to win? Maxim Kovtun & ndash; & Ldquo; Most of all, I'm happy because & egrave; after the performance of yesterday I have not thrown down & ugrave ;. L & rsquo; only goal for the free program was to skate well, I did not think the placement. For this reason, we decided to remove the third four times, simplifying the program. I do not know what did not work in the short program because & egrave; I was calm and focused. Today I felt the same way, but I skated a lot better. I felt the support of the public and everything worked, except for the last two spinners who gave me some problems. For today, & egrave; went well cos & Igrave ;, but obviously c '' & egrave; still much work to do ahead of the rest of the season.
On what will work for the final? Maxim Kovtun & ndash; & Ldquo; I do not think there will be technical changes, but will & agrave; need to find fluidity & agrave; and safety programs and especially sar & agrave; need to work on spinning tops. The time is not lacking and I believe we can do our best to make the most of my technical background & rdquo ;.
Tatsuki, your program & egrave; was marked by many ups and downs, but you still qualified for the final, what are your feelings? Tatsuki MACHIDA & ndash; & Ldquo; I was nervous because & egrave; jumps in & rsquo; workout this morning did not enter, and then I felt a lot of anxiety. I am, however, happy to have qualified for the final of the Grand Prix. I'll try & ograve; to work harder & ugrave; because & eacute; I am convinced that the programs have grown thanks to the work done in & rsquo; last training period. It will treat & agrave; the third consecutive final, but the results of the last two years were not exceptional. Far & ograve; the maximum to try to get on the podium & rdquo ;.
How did you choose the music program free? Tatsuki MACHIDA & ndash; & Ldquo; It is the reasons I've always liked. In the first twenty seconds I need a lot of concentration before starting, I close my eyes and try to feel the ice. For this I begin to move in late tains the program & rdquo ;.
Denis you finally finished on the podium in a stage of Grand Prix, your feelings? Denis TEN & ndash; & Ldquo; It is only of & rsquo; start of the season, but l & rsquo; experience sar & agrave; useful pi & ugrave; forward because & eacute; I understand what I have to work. It is a platform not only for me but for my whole country. So, I dedicate to Kazakhstan and I hope that there may be other podiums in the future in the Grand Prix & rdquo ;.
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