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Postby cekoni » 31 Oct 2013, 16:00

Outspoken Weir Will Be Quiet on Russian Law: :hi_hi_hi:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/24/sport ... .html?_r=0
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Despite his sexual orientation, despite his marriage to a man in 2011, despite his long track record of (not always wisely) saying what is on his mind, Weir said Wednesday that he planned to hold his tongue in Sochi, at least when it comes to speaking out against the Russian law.

“I risk jail time just going there, but the Olympics are not the place to make a political statement,” he said. “I’m not a politician and I don’t really talk about politics. You don’t have to agree with the politics, but you have to respect the culture of a country you are visiting.”

Weir and NBC officials made clear that he was not simply toeing the company line. Jim Bell, the executive producer of NBC’s Olympic coverage, said the network had not — and would not — muzzle Weir....
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The United States Olympic Committee has said it does not agree with the Russian law but has encouraged its athletes to comply with the laws of the country. Weir agrees that there should be separation of politics and sports.
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He plans to tour Russia with the Olympic gold medalist Yevgeny Plushenko after the Winter Games, a few months after Elton John is to perform in Moscow.

“If it’s good enough for Elton John, it’s good enough for me,” Weir said, adding, “Every country’s going to have its issues.”
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby cekoni » 01 Nov 2013, 23:28

They are really opssesed with Plushy :ze_le_ny:
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Kovtun Threatens Plushenko in China, but Yan Steals Show:
http://en.rsport.ru/other_sports/201311 ... 16340.html

Russia’s Maxim Kovtun showed a touch of class at the Beijing Grand Prix on Friday to put figure skating legend Evgeni Plushenko’s Olympic place in question, but the show was stolen by Chinese youngster Han Yan.

On the first day of competition at the Cup of China, Yan skated the second-best short program of the season so far, scoring 90.14 points, eclipsing world record holder Patrick Chan's Skate Canada-winning total last week by two points. Japanese skater Tatsuki Machida's score of 91.18 from last month remains the season best.

Coming second with a personal-best 81.84, Kovtun landed two quadruple jumps for the first time, but picked up a deduction when he fell on the less challenging step sequence. Japan’s Takahiko Kozuka was third on 81.62.

There were disappointing performances for two big names, as world silver medalist Denis Ten of Kazakhstan could only manage fourth with a score of 77.05, one place ahead of France's former European champion Florent Amodio on 76.75

With Russia holding just one place in the men’s event at next year’s Olympics in Sochi, the 18-year-old Kovtun has emerged as the leading rival to Turin OIympic champion Plushenko, 30, who has not competed since January because of injury. Consistently landing quadruple jumps is a benchmark of an Olympic medal contender.

Kovtun and Plushenko are scheduled to face each other at the Cup of Russia later this month, a preliminary to likely selection battles at next month’s Russian nationals and January’s European championships.

Plushenko’s best score in a short program is 91.30, set back in 2010, before he suffered repeated injury setbacks.

The free skate in Beijing is Saturday.

The Cup of China is the third of six Grands Prix, from which the best six skaters or pairs in each discipline qualify for the finals in Fukuoka, Japan in December.
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby cekoni » 01 Nov 2013, 23:33


Гимнастка Мамун верит, что Плющенко победит на Олимпиаде в Сочи:

http://rsport.ru/sochi2014_figure/20131 ... 06251.html
С.-ПЕТЕРБУРГ, 31 окт - Р-Спорт, Тарас Барабаш.

Лидер сборной России по художественной гимнастике Маргарита Мамун заявила агентству "Р-Спорт", что верит в победу фигуриста Евгения Плющенко на Олимпиаде в Сочи.

Олимпиада в Сочи пройдет в феврале 2014 года. Плющенко победил на Олимпиаде-2006 и стал серебряным призером в 2002 и 2010 годах.

"Каждая гимнастка сейчас мечтает попасть на Олимпиаду, стать олимпийской чемпионкой. То же самое у меня. Впереди Олимпиада в Сочи? Буду болеть за фигуристов, хоккеистов. Больше за этими видами спорта следим. За фигурным катанием по большей части. Евгений Плющенко? Мне кажется, он способен взять золото на Олимпиаде в Сочи. Болеем за Россию, за наших", - сказала Мамун.

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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby cekoni » 02 Nov 2013, 13:31

:plush45:
https://twitter.com/olyphil/status/396342989447901184

@nzaccardi:
@olyphil Interested on your thoughts on Kovtun

Philip Hersh ‏@olyphil:
Obviously great jumps, but 17th at worlds means Russia has just 1 man in Oly

Nick Zaccardi ‏@nzaccardi:
@olyphil so you think it's open and shut if Plushenko's healthy, regardless of results?

Philip Hersh ‏@olyphil:
@nzaccardi Yes. Kovtun is 18. They will want to see more consistency long term after his worlds implosion. And Plushy is great competitor
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby lovplush » 02 Nov 2013, 14:26

This time is all about quads apparently. Everybody seems to think as long as somebody can jumps multiple quads, they are contenders. Now where is the saying of 'figure skating is not all about jumps'?

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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby dustman » 03 Nov 2013, 13:58

Joubert's interview
http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Vien ... ce-1673142
Brian Joubert : « Après les Jeux, ma carrière solo est terminée. J'ai signé avec Evgueni Plushenko pour participer à ses galas en Russie. Il y en a quarante et ils auront lieu après Sotchi.
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http://ollynn.livejournal.com/385126.html
Брайан Жубер: «После Олимпиады, моя сольная карьера закончится. Я подписал контракт с Евгением Плющенко о принятии участия в гала-концертах в России. Сорок шоу и они состоятся после Сочи.

40 shows! :sh_ок:

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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby cekoni » 04 Nov 2013, 03:01

lovplush wrote:This time is all about quads apparently. Everybody seems to think as long as somebody can jumps multiple quads, they are contenders. Now where is the saying of 'figure skating is not all about jumps'?

I think that they all the time said that :hi_hi_hi:


dustman wrote:Joubert's interview
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40 shows! :sh_ок:

Plushy in his interview for Eurosport mentioned over 40 shows after Oly :plush45:
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby cekoni » 04 Nov 2013, 03:03

:ps_ih:

Писеев восхищен короткой программой фигуриста Ковтуна в Пекине:
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20131103/698826416.html
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"Восхищаюсь тем, как Максим Ковтун исполнил короткую программу с двумя прыжками в четыре оборота. Еще не видел, чтобы спортсмен так качественно отработал короткую программу с такими прыжками. Он произвел на меня очень сильное впечатление и подтвердил свою готовность бороться за самые высокие места", - сказал Писеев по телефону агентству "Р-Спорт".

"Мы горой стояли за него, и сейчас я рад, что он оправдал наши надежды, что у него появилась стабильность. После такого выступления я уверен, что мы сможем выступить хорошо в мужском фигурном катании на Олимпиаде", - добавил собеседник агентства. :plush38:

Писеев также отметил, что с нетерпением ждет, когда вернется к соревновательной практике Евгений Плющенко. "Я сегодня из Китая позвонил ему, поздравил с днем рождения и пожелал здоровья, успехов. Пожелал, чтобы были забыты все травмы", - сообщил он.
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby clairdelalune » 04 Nov 2013, 13:23

lovplush wrote:This time is all about quads apparently. Everybody seems to think as long as somebody can jumps multiple quads, they are contenders. Now where is the saying of 'figure skating is not all about jumps'?

:plush34:


ISU gave FS fans what they wanted, more focus on quads. :mi_ga_et: Of course it is not all about jumps, can you imagine Kovtun beating Patrick Chan? ;;-)))
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Re: Другие интересные новости || Other interesting news

Postby whitebamboo » 04 Nov 2013, 17:12

Of course it's not "just about quads". But quads (and other jumps) are important, so that in this sense, I think it's a positive development that people are jumping more quads. It's more risky, of course, but that's what competitive sport is about. And for skaters who have limitations in other aspects, it's a valid strategy.

I believe that Evgeni's view regarding the quad has always been that it is a central and established part of modern men's skating. If more than one competitor skated relatively cleanly, then not having a quad at all should be seen as a fairly serious flaw in the program, which can be made up, however, if there were fairly significant differences in other aspects. I think what he has said relating to this has been consistent, both at Vancouver, and for instance at Sheffield, when he himself was at that point unable to do the quad due to injury, and was behind Artur in the SP. But during the debate after Vancouver, Evgeni's opponents deliberately mis-characterized his position as saying "it's just about the quads", so that they would have a strawman to attack.

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