Interesting parts from russian newspapers about European Championships 2010 ... translated by kudryavka and Ximena www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/365813Pryakhin S, January 20, 2010, 16:36
Alexei Mishin: Plushenko - hot spanish guyCoach Alexei Mishin commented perormance of Evgeni Plushenko, who in the short program at the European Championships in Estonia established a personal record in international competitions - 91,30.
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Evgeni - a fighter! He gladdens fans of figure skating, and upset rivals - said immediately after the performance of his student Mishin. –
I was a little worried that the estimates of the judges, reserved for the end of the competition (Plushenko performed the 21st of 38 participants), but his skating today was very good. This is important.- Zhenya wears new costume?- Yes. It is better to complement the image that creates Zhenya on ice. This dashing, hot Spaniard - a strong, serious, passionate.Recall the previous record Plushenko in the short program at the international competitions was 90.66 points.
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http://sport.rian.ru/sport/20100120/205490241.htmlI would like to skate on this way and more"I like to skate early, it's not a problem. At the Olympics and the Grand Prix series I skated second and first, we all need to be able to skate at tge beggining or the end, the difference is your level of concentratio, you set up yourself differently. But there's also the fact that you have experience in this which allows you to deal with the issue...
I coudn't jump a quad in the morning practice, I was trying, wen for it, jump and even fell today. And in the warm up I did one clean and then the combination worked out as well. Of course I'm very happy about my performance today, that I skate this program with emotion and I want to keep on doing so ...
I like this costume, it's convenient and good- Plushenko smiled - I have a new suit for the free skate but we have not decided which one I will perform in tomorrow..."
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http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/365817(he is talking about the SP and that he didn't know if he will end up first, remember that when he finished there was still three groups to go and about what he will do on his FS)
"And what happened today? Judges gave me level 2 for one of my footwork. We will see how the other competitors perform, but in any case I won't relax, though I'm ready to accept any result they give me. Here, at the Olympics and if my health allows it, at the Wolrd Championships."
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"Tomorrow it will be a battle!" - Said after the short program Evgeni Plushenko. Sitting next to his there was the Frenchman Brian Joubert, whose gap was only three points, nodded in agreement. And there was a battle!
...Yana Rudkovskaya, covering her face with hers hands, could not hold back her tears. Alexei Mishin, like a boy after a goal, enthusiastically shook his jacket over his head. The spectators gave an standing ovation.
It was clear to all, they have just seen the skating of the champion of Europe. Six times now. A brilliant skating, exciting, exemplary! And even with that little blot in the performance on the triple Lutz - a trifle, which had no effect on the overall impression.
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This ice yesterday belonged to another one. Plushenko literally hypnotized the hall. And only when the music ended, the audience returned to reality. The palace was drowned in cheers.
- I didn't see Joubert's performance - Plushenko, barely breathing, said as soon as he hit the circle of cameras. - I was in the doping control roon. But I knew that he had had some mistakes. To be honest, it was not important. I just had to skate very clean.
Was this an Olympic skating? Because for the amount you have shown gave you the third result in the history (in international competitions)!
- Well maybe for you! I still have somewhere to grow, - smiled the champion.
The audience, judging by her ovation, have a different opinion ...
- In Estonia, I have many friends. You're probably aware, I have been training for two years in Tartu. There, in 68 kilometers from the city, there is a great sport base on the shore of the lake. And a bath that I would not able to refuse right now...
Zhenya's face was streaming sweat. But yesterday he gave a bath to his competitors.
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Plushenko won the European championship... Thank you very much to all the judges for how they marked me. The most important competition is of course, the Olympics. I feel myself at home here ins Estonia. There are so many Russian flags, I love to skate in Tartu and Kyariku, there have great baths there. And thanks to all the French and Swiss that were here and supported me.
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Mishin: There was a great responsibility, in front of us, to create intensity and complexity. But now we are very pleased that we have justified the confidence of our fans, and we are pleased that we have properly represented our city, our club, our federation and our country. I think it is very important into the run-up to the Olympics. As for Plushenko's performance, it's not perfect yet but good enough to take the first place and create a good basis for the Winter Games.
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Evgeni Plushenko commented on his victory at the European Championships:
- I have six gold Eurpean medals, but it's a magical feeling and I'm ready to experience it again and again. I am proud that today that I defeated such strong opponents - said Russia's figure skater. - However, this was not an Olympic's skating. That mistake on the triple lutz needs to be fixed. Why it happened? Probably because I'm training a quadruple lutz. By the way, at the Olympics, I should include in the free program two quad jumps.
What is the difference between 2006 and the present?
- Now I have it all. All the titles, I have money, a lovely wife, a son. And in general, that I want to fight and win.
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"Over the years of my absence, everyonel relaxed, and it was no longer men's skating - it was women's skating," - without hesitation said Evgeni after the victory.
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"I'm happy. How could I not be after getting a sixth European championship - especially after a three-year break? I am a thousand times happy that I was able to defeat those athletes who, day after day, trained and competed all the time. When I said I would come back, they did not believe, saying that it was impossible. I am therefore pleased that I beat them all ", - said Eugene in a conversation with the correspondent" BaltInfo.
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"The Olympic Games - is a big responsibility for our club, our city, and for the federation and our country. We look at the Olympics with great liability in the effort to show that the Russian school of figure skating alive is thriving, and the crazy woman who predicted the death of our domestic skating can be proved wrong ", - said Mishin.
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"Thanks to my fans who worry about me so much. And, of course, to my enemies who write negative reviews. It helps too. Helps to gather and show that I can still do it, I can compete," - said Plushenko to the journalists.
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"It's pretty cool that I just won, but I didn't show my best skate, you have to do it better. If I hadn't had the mistake on the triple lutz, then this would be the perfect skate. But at the Olympics you have to do another quadruple - said Plushenko.
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According to the Russian, to be successful in Vancouver, "we must work twice as hard as I have" "The main impact will be on the second quadruple and it's starting to work. There is still so much to aspire for, spins and footwork, I'm better than in 2006. The new system requires a better and more efficiently spins."
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According to Plushenko, he is not going to "fly into the Moon" due the fact that he has won Eurpeans. "The main competition is ahead - the Olympics, and there the fight will be very serious - he recalled, adding that the new system of judging gives figure skaters the equal chances of winning. - "It is hard to skate now, because all athletes are equal. It is necessary to make the `spins, changes of edges, little loops during footwork."
"I'm going to show in Vancouver the best that I am capable of. The main thing is my health. Now, it's all good, as it should be, and hopefully I won't get an injury" - concluded a six-time champion of Europe.
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- Evgeni, how do you feel winning the European title again?
What can I say ... Of course, I'm happy! Now in my pocket I have six gold European medals. I am pleased with my performance even if it was not a 100%. I made an stupid mistake - double the lutz. Of course, this is not an Olympic skating, I have to skate so much better. I need the second quadruple. Naturally, I'll work on this. I am very proud that today I won against good athletes.
- Evgeni Plushenko in 2006 and Evgeni Plushenko now. What is the difference?
Today I have it all. I have all the possible titles, I have money, I have the best wife.
- Your previous wife was not the best?
No. But I had with her a wonderful son, for which I thanks her a lot. Returning to the previous question, in comparison with 2006, I have improved speed, footwork, Il feel much better now.
- Why did the triple lutz gave you problems in the program?
Because I'm training the quadruple lutz. Maybe I just need to do the quad instead of the triple, that's all.
- What can you say about the changes in the rules?
Of course, I watched skating. The last two world championship were won without a quad and that seemed very strange and wrong to me. So I am very pleased that today athletes jumped even two quadruple jumps. Perhaps they realized that without it, it would be difficult to win. My goal for the next start, is of course, two quads. To come out hard, because all athletes on the current system of judging are in equal conditions - to jump, do the spins, change edges, do loops in the footwork, brackets....Of course, I watched and watched my competitors.
- And for the rules?
And I have followed them. But I have to tell you that frankly, I have not fully learned them. In my opinion, neither the judges know all the rules.