Figure skating - five words with ...
The third episode of "Five chat with ..." & egrave; dedicated to Lorenza Alessandrini, skater dance Italian, who two seasons in this part is competing for France.
Thursday 19 November 2015 14 minutes reading time
Born on August 6, 1990 in Milan, Lorenza Alessandrini defended for many years the Italian flag participating in pi & ugrave; major international competitions and getting impressive results. In 2014 he changed the nation and & egrave; moved to France to compete with Pierre Souquet with whom he found the right tune. Lorenza studies & Outdoors; universities & agrave; telematics San Raffaele, & egrave; a girl solar, cheerful full of life but also determined and stubborn, quality & agrave; leading on the ice during its programs. This season, the couple dance Alessandrini / Souquet has performed well in the Nebelhorn Trophy, in the Coupe de Nice, concluded in the place of 'honor, and in Tallinn Trophy ended a few hours, showing significant signs of growth with every race.
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1) After representing the & rsquo; Italy for many years now you race for France, how do you feel?
I & egrave; I hated to stop competing for the 'Italy, as well as a kind of "national pride", also because & eacute; I feel in debt: my career & egrave; It started in Italy, with Italian coaches who raised me since childhood and & egrave; Thanks to them and all''aiuto of the Italian federation that I got this far. I would have liked then repay everything & ograve; that & egrave; It was made for me by continuing to represent my country to the end. Change for the nation & ograve; It was the best & nbsp; so I can not help but thank the French Federation for having accepted giving me the 'opportunity & agrave; to continue to compete. Here everyone welcomed me with open arms, making me feel welcome from day one! & Nbsp; However, I like to think that, even if competing for a new nation, the decision not to throw away all the work done, at least in small part repay my debt of gratitude to all those who have invested time and energy in me and believed in these years. I want to thank from the heart the Italian federation, the president of fisg Andrea Gios and the head of the figure Andrea Garello, for not opposing the return of my nation; these days, it & egrave; to take for granted! & Egrave; It was a really nice gesture and I want to make a special thanks to Mr. Garello for the 'humanity & agrave; and the kindness he has shown me on this occasion.
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2) What do you think of the dance pattern of this season?
This season, the International Federation & nbsp; chose as the waltz rhythm mandatory, served with a choice of rhythms including the polka or the march. Tains to be honest I was a bit '' skeptical, because & egrave; not & egrave; I never treated my favorite rhythms, but I had to think again. After doing a little '' of research to choose the music for the short, I realized that these rhythms that are found in many different musical genres, ranging from rhythm and blues to folk, to the columns of musical pi & ugrave; known. No coincidence that many couples have tried to explore all these universes, cos & Igrave; to make competition more & ugrave; spectacular and interesting. Pierre and I, with our team, we have chosen a genre fresh and elegant with the music of the famous French artist Yves Montand (which by the 'other few people know that he was born in Italy) and although not the' I said, not only had a blast to assemble the program, for now we have great fun too pattinarlo.
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3) they often all''estero because of competitive commitments. What the & rsquo; Italy is different from the rest of the world in & rsquo; approach to & nbsp; races and skating?
As for the competition, I think we Italians we manage quite well and I find that the races in Italy are almost always arranged with care and attention, especially by comparison with the tournaments organized in the rest of Europe '. Instead a field where we could improve a little '' & egrave; what is the relationship between the school system and sports. Unfortunately, in Italy the young athletes are not helped much .I graduated from high school in a public school and I miss a few exams to finish the 'universities & agrave; and to be able to handle everything it took so many sacrifices, as I can confirm all those like me who have played sports in Italy looking to continue his career also very scolastica.In other countries, such as France or the United States, the school is more meeting young athletes with reductions in school hours, a greater number of justified absences or even financial assistance. This area should be treated carefully, because & eacute; It would be a shame if a guy with the potential to excel in both studies in the sport, do not come to doing so for dvia and problems of time management. However in recent years, something is moving. For example, the 'university & agrave; which are entered, the 'university & agrave; telematics San Raffaele, helps athletes in various ways, including economically, through agreements with various agencies and national sports federations, including the Italian Federation of Ice Sports. I think it is a step in the right direction that is definitely hope for the future.
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4) How do you imagine in ten years?
Ten years ... it seems un''eternit & agrave ;! I have not yet clear image according to the head of my future, but S & Igrave ;, I'd like to stay in the world of figure skating or at least sport. In particular, my dream would be to become un''allenatrice high level. In the last ten years I have lived so many different kinds of situations. my relationship with the sport & egrave; evolved and & egrave; I matured and I hope to accumulate even more & ugrave; experiences in the future. Inside of me I feel the desire to transmit what I have learned, the desire to help those who share the same passion and is experiencing difficult situations that I myself have faced. Sport has the power to change your life in positive and some of the professionals with whom I have worked with have been able to help me in difficult times, make me think of pi & ugrave; in myself and mature on a personal level, so for me it would be a great satisfaction to be able to do the same for someone else.
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5) In 2014 you have not qualified for the Olympics. As the & rsquo; you get it? Look down & agrave; Pyeongchang 2018?
I can not deny that for me it was a disappointment. It was a dream that I cultivated since childhood and I got to touch ... all those hours of training, all the sacrifices of my partners and my family ... I think it hurts. To & ograve; at the same time not & egrave; for only one disappointment that I question my whole vision of my life, of my person and my career. & Nbsp; In fact, I understand that my personal value depends not only on sports results, but also by the way I live, to relate to others, to react in front of the difficulties & agrave; and undertake to improve and grow every day. After the non-participation I realized that the motivation to continue to skate should not pi & ugrave; come only by the hope of participating in a race, it does not work well & Igrave ;, or at least not for me. Maybe & egrave; Also because of this disappointment that I finally learned to skate just for me and work taking pleasure dall''allenamento, because before I had always lived with great stress. I did not of course in any way put aside my ambitions and it would be great to reach the level required to qualify for the Olympics in Korea, but for now my BACKGROUND & Egrave; continue to live each workout with the knowledge that the career of an athlete & egrave; infinite and therefore we must take advantage of it and & nbsp; live it with joy until & eacute; hard, without forgetting that there are thousands of factors at play that are not dependent dall''impegno and the desire to get. So I try to look to the future with positivity agrave ;, & enjoying the pleasure of being on skates, to compete and do what I love and trying to make the most of every situation that I'm lucky to live; I am convinced that if there '' & egrave; a way for me to achieve my goals, it is just to live my sport in this way!
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