Figure skating - "5 talk with ..."
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Part today with a series of short interviews, sometimes you learn more about the protagonists of the discipline. Each athlete, as evidenced by the title of the section, are formulated five simple questions. The protagonist of the "first episode" & egrave; Ivan Righini.
Thursday 12 November 2015 4 minutes reading time
Born in Russia in 1991, from 2013 competes for the & rsquo; Italy. Currently, & egrave; the skater's leading homegrown men's movement and on him are pinned major hopes for results of international prestige. If you were to choose one word to describe it, & ldquo; & rdquo showman; It would surely be the end pi & ugrave; appropriate as Ivan & egrave; master nell''attirare the 'public's attention. The new season & egrave; for & ograve; started uphill because of a stress fracture that has slowed the preparation phase. Last weekend, the national champion in office took part in the Cup of China, the third leg of the Grand Prix, revealing a state of form is not yet optimal, but were able to achieve a tenth place with over two hundred points.
1) Almost two years ago, you started to defend the colors blue, how do you feel in the race for the 'Italy?
I am very happy for this important opportunity & agrave ;. I can now to be seen by all, demonstrate my skills & agrave; and make my family proud. I feel really like I was at home.
2) Think you can contribute to the growth dell''interesse to the Italian figure skating men?
I'd like to allow the Italian men's movement to achieve a higher level. Somehow, I'd like to make a mark in history and still allow all''Italia to increase numbers and below.
3) expectations for your results are high, as you live with this? I am aware of the responsibility & agrave ;, but every time I go on the track I try to do my best and show my best skating.
4) How is the work on the quadruple toe loop and you're going to run it in both programs?
I must say that what they are doing great. I'm mastering good 'factor and I'm going to run it in both the short program that in the free program.
5) You have a lot of fun programs, sometimes unconventional. Do you think that in the future will experience different styles?
S & Igrave ;, of course, I'm going to prove to be un''artista able to try on every style, but still able to have an impact on the public and maybe even on the judges.
By Sofia Cervellione and Francesca Di Turo
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