MiLa wrote:Can someone to translate this and Tania's post: viewtopic.php?f=15&p=65043#p65045 ?
http://sport.ria.ru/figure_skating/2012 ... 05967.html
TRANSLATION :
Plushenko excludes the possibility to go away from the Europeans because of injury
Sheffield /UK/, 26 jan. – RIA Novosti. The Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko stated, that in any case he will participate in the Long Program in the European championships, but he will not do the quad.
Plushenko participated in the short program in Thursday in the European championships, performing because of injury in the knee an easier program without a quad.. The Olympic champion received 84,71 points.
“I think there is no chance to recover the quad for the free program,” told Plushenko the journalists. “I have a crack in the meniscus and no aesthetics help any more, I have to do an operation urgently. But the free program I will do at any case. I will not go only if I cannot get out of bed.”
Plushenko decided not to do the quad, like he said it, in the evening before the performance.
“Yesterday I decided not to do the quad. I tried twice at the training to do it and I could not skate after that. It was a real disaster. That is why we decided not to make the quad. I made the easier program. Otherwise I had to give up. But I will not give up.”
Gachinski hasn't skated a clean long this season, so it will depend on what he does. He could take it if he's clean and does his quads, but without the quad, Plushenko needs to be perfect without a quad. I'd like to see him win, but I'd rather he not damage his knee anymore, either, so whatever he does will be fine with me as long as he can still walk and skate after this competition.
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