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Post by Renee V on Jun 3, 2007 17:43:23 GMT 1
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Post by lexie on Jun 14, 2007 16:14:35 GMT 1
Would be interesting to have a translation! But take your time.
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Post by lexie on Jul 16, 2007 22:34:24 GMT 1
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Post by Renee V on Jul 19, 2007 21:59:05 GMT 1
Thanks Lexie! Interview with Alexei Gorschkov sportcom.ru/sport/figurkat/news46755f76.htmAlexey Gorshkov: " Oksana on the sly trains, Maxim is restored after operation " As Alexey Gorshkov, the trainer of leading Russian dancing duet Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin has told "Sportkom", because of Maxim's operation the sportsmen yet did not begin high-grade preparation. " With Oksana we already selected music, the musical themes "have dug out" quite good, but we will not speak about it yet. We made certain tactical calculations and have put difficult steps in the original dance. We have decided to give Maxim some rest after his recent operation. In the opinion of the doctors, it will be necessary for him to recover for one and a half month ", - Alexey Gorshkov has told. In opinion of the trainer, after all occured to Maxim, it is possible to draw a conclusion that it is good, that the operation has been made in due time as out-patient treatment would not bring the necessary result. The trainer had noticed, that the figure skater had complained of strong pains in his leg before the world championship in Tokyo.
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Post by Renee V on Jul 19, 2007 22:11:51 GMT 1
The Ice Symphony Interview
How you feel yourselves as "tomorrow" of the Russian dances on an ice? Whether it influences somehow your self-estimation?
Maxim - We have long been working towards this leadership. It's not as if we have woken up, and suddenly in one moment became the first. So we perceive all without any anxiety, easy we work. And, basically, we like being the first.
And are you ready mentally to what will not be the most favourable launching site? As the same Americans Belbin - Agosto "above" live a little bit longer, and, they already have medals of the world championship and Olympic Games …
Maxim - It is on the one hand. And on the other - to rise upward is easier, than to stay on top. So, from this point of view it is easier …
Oksana - I agree with Maxim. We still have time to work and rise upwards on the podium.
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Post by Renee V on Jul 19, 2007 22:57:35 GMT 1
Rosbalt - 31/05/2007
Oksana Domnina: " we Shall overcome for gold in Vancouver "
Rosbalta's questions were answered, by Russia's ice dancing champion with Maxim Shabalin, and participant of the ice show "Stars on Ice", Oksana Domnina.
Oksana, can you describe the sensations from tour you just ended?
On scale it was a unique action - all the same almost 60 performances in 51 cities of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Baltic, in Singapore, Dubai. About 400 thousand spectators have seen us! It was not possible to participate in something similar before. In addition, I consider, it is the grandiose action which attracts tens of thousand boys and little girls to the sport.
And how began your way to figure skating? Who has placed you on a skating rink?
I was brought to a skating rink in my home town of Kirov by my mum when I was 6 years old. She worked at the stadium and saw an announcement for children's improvement groups in figure skating. It was the open skating rink. I trained there a year. After a while I was seen by my future trainer Fedorova Irina Filippovna. Under her management I began to train on an artificial skating rink in a professional group.
And employment by figure skating did not stir to study?
Certainly, stirred. I well studied actually up to 9 classes. Then I had to leave for competitions, such as the first stage of the Cup of Russia. For me it was very important. I practically spent all my time on a skating rink, trained two times a day and, accordingly, had to pass employment. Teachers knew all, that I am engaged in figure skating, and were not too strict to me.
You and Maxim Shabalin are now leaders of Russia in ice dancing. And do you think whether participation in the project " Stars on an ice " promotes growth of professionalism?
I shall repeat, first of all, this round helps us by way of work on the spectator. We also have participated first time in Ilya Averbukh's projects. In the last season we also acted in show of the company " Ice Symphony ". In fact when you see full tribunes, there is always an excitement: and whether it will turn out as planned, whether we shall manage this time to surprise all? And the more you act, the less this excitement in the future troubles you. At competitions to us it helps to cope with emotions. Besides colleagues on show, our well-known figure skaters Tatyana Totmjanina, Maxim Marinin, Alexey Tikhonov, Masha Petrov, Lesha Yagudin, Tanja Navka, Roman Kostomarov give valuable advice on skating technique, a choreography, virtuosity, statement of number. And we are helped too by dialogues with stars of the theatre and the cinema which also act in Ilya Averbukh's tours - Marat Basharov, Katya Gusev, Anna Bolshova. All you will not list!
You would not like to act in a pair with somebody from actors within the limits of ice round " Stars on an ice "? If such offers came from Ilya?
No, such offers yet were not made. In general I'm not against the experiment, would be interesting to try. I consider it interesting.
What are the most memorable moments in your sports career?
The most remembered event for me became participation in Olympic Games in Turin. Though we did not compete for the medals, nevertheless, it made the strongest impression. In fact the Olympiad is a dream of any sportsman. And, I hope, in the Olympiad in Vancouver we shall compete for the maximum awards.
Did you participate in any foreign shows with Maxim?
No we took part only in the Russian projects. But similar offers were made. Basically, except for spring, we do not have opportunity to participate in any shows. We prefer to not distract in a season, and completely to devote our time to trainings. And we have an opportunity to participate in various ice shows in the spring. But as usually at this time passes the spring tour of the ice show of Ilya Averbukh, we do not leave for anywhere else.
Now everything changes constantly and is improved, like a science, and technics on the verge of a fantasy. How do you imagine the skates of the future, and how does this influence all figure skating?
Very interesting question. Skates of the future … Probably, they move, it is not necessary to make a start, strain - it would be desirable, certainly. That they always went in that direction in which you would like, held you, did not allow you to fall.
It is difficult to speak about the future of figure skating, especially with new system of refereeing. It would be desirable, that dances on ice remained dances on ice, instead of turning into pair figure skating.
And who are your idols in figure skating?
As those idols are not present. But I liked pair Grishuk-Platov: both on sliding, and on emotions.
And how do you estimate your performance in the world championship in Tokyo?
We have shown everything we could. Have given all the best with Maxim on 100 %, it was our best performance. But, unfortunately, the judges have not estimated us, all has developed not in our advantage. Not always it turns out so, that the judges fairly estimate you after a good skate.
What would like to wish the admirers whom every day there is all more and more?
The most important in the life of any person is his health and his relatives. I wish all our admirers, that they would be healthy, loved and have been favourite. Also those who loved us, were a fan of us, supported in all …
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Post by Renee V on Jul 19, 2007 22:59:24 GMT 1
I translated everything with the help of www.online-translator.com. I don't have time to transfer everything into grammatical sentences, but it should be readable this way.
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Post by lexie on Jul 20, 2007 10:03:40 GMT 1
It is readable. Thanks for your effort. It's a great interview!
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Post by Renee V on Jul 20, 2007 12:44:46 GMT 1
It is readable. Thanks for your effort. It's a great interview! Yes it is!
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Post by Renee V on Jul 30, 2007 9:30:56 GMT 1
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Post by Renee V on Jul 30, 2007 10:56:14 GMT 1
THE PROBLEM - TO BECOME CHAMPIONS In this season everyone expects gold medals from dancing pair and figure skaters Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin. Our correspondent has met with them in the ice palace in Odintsovo, which has become like a home for them. Oksana answered these questions. Let's begin with the traditional question: how is the work going on the original dance?In this season our plans have changed a little because of Maxim's knee operation in May. Maxim, and how did it go after the operation?Now I yet do not feel, that the knee is absolutely healthy, periodically there are small pains, but that's normal. I hope, still it will improve - so I can forget about the knee. Oksana: Usually, we put together the program in May, and work on it until July if everything is not ready, that is any concrete basics. Now, because of the operation we had a rest of one and a half months and got back on the ice only in July. In this year's original dance there will be a lot of folklore. We try to think out new supports. We dance to a known cossack song " In it to year in original dance there will be a lot of folklore. We try to think out new supports. We dance under a known cossack song "Guys, Unsaddle Your Horses".How that will turn out you will not see earlier than in a month. We should have the program already in the beginning of September. At this time the national federation annually inquires with the trainers and the President of the figure skating federation if we are ready for the season. Well, and the very first performances are in the beginning of October. (Skate Israel??) - So as to tell you. Let's consider together. We train 4 hours on the ice, plus initial warm-up, the choreography, and staging in the hall. Basically, this comes to 6 - 7 hours. But July is the beginning of the season for us, we start to be involved, we are engaged in OFP, staging, and all of this takes more time than in the middle of a season. Then we come unto the ice and can have a rest. Maxim: Yes, the first four months of a season, when the program is not yet skated, and when we start competing after a rest is the most intense period. We know it and, consequently, we try to be mainly concerned with each other, and to shut our eyes to roughnesses. And do you nevertheless often quarrel on trainings?Maxim: very seldom. Oksana: Our good mutual relationship surprises everyone, to be fair. They even are amazed: "How come you do not swear at all?" It happens, because when you come to the training of some dancing pairs, you see that they often have rows. It is really heavy, when two different persons are together constantly. All of them equally should clash somehow. And with us it turns out that we can find a compromise without abuse. I consider ours, the ideal partner attitude. Even if we should swear slightly, we would miss a maximum of five minutes. Maxim: And I'm the optimist. I trust, all will be excellent. Well, then, what are your goals for the forthcoming season?Oksana and Maxim: Always to be the first, as we are the first Russian dancing pair. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ translation with the help of www.online-translator.com
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Post by Renee V on Jul 30, 2007 11:49:58 GMT 1
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Post by oleada on Jul 31, 2007 2:06:43 GMT 1
Thank you so much for the translations, Renee!
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Post by Renee V on Jul 31, 2007 9:38:57 GMT 1
Thank you so much for the translations, Renee! You're welcome! I'm still learning Russian, so I need the help of the online translator, which is not always accurate. But if I get strange results, for example "Novel" Kostomarov ;D I just look up the words in the dictionary. That didn't help me with the cossack song though but that wasn't so difficult to find on amazon.
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Post by lexie on Aug 1, 2007 16:24:52 GMT 1
That song should make an interesting dance! Can´t wait to see it! Well without your translations I wouldn´t have been able to read any of these interviews. Unfortunately I don´t have time to learn Russian right now...
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