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fodrika Creative Commons License 2007-01-18 23:41:24 142
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Andrei Griazev: I hope Tarasova won't quit on me.

You'll never get bored with him. This was the first thought after Andrei Griazev, 20, finished his free program, and this wasn't the first time. All the time the skater competed on the senior level, his coaches, first Tatiana Tarasova, then Elena Vodorezova, would feel either thrown into the heat or the freezing cold. His personality is sort of a proverbial Siberian man, "If fall in love - then with the queen, if lose - then the million." To skate the great short program and completely fall apart in the free program? It happened. The other way around? It happened too.

This season, Griazev was almost written off after he, having a realistic chance to be the second man on the Olympic team and go to Torino, was only ninth at the Nationals. He made the World team by miracle, but his first two performances in Calgary caused the old question, "Why?" Suddenly, he had a great performance with amazing jumps in the free program. He really is a walking heart attack!

When Tarasova started to leave Griazev with Vodorezova more often early next season, Vodorezova would make desperate calls to the great coach in America, "He doesn't talk to me." The answer was, "Get used to it. He doesn't talk at all. That's his nature. When I ask him how we doing, I answer myself - we are all right."

After his performance at Russian Nationals, Griazev, dark with sadness, hid from everyone. Tarasova said, "I don't know what to do. Andrei is able to skate exceptionally well, but you have to really get him angry to do that. You can't imagine how torturing is that to undeservingly insult the person. Andrei is a very nice and honest guy. He is emotional but he is used to keep his feelings inside. Maybe that's why his nerves couldn't withstand the constant internal pressure."

Griazev smiled like a child for the first time during the Worlds only after his marks for the free program were announced.

- Can you explain now what happened to you in Calgary?

Maybe I got un-used to competing. I haven't done anything for a month after the Nationals. I went home to Perm. I thought I would never go on ice again. I was ready for the trials very well. It never happened to me before, but I haven't made even one mistake in a week of practicing and regularly skating through my free program. I did quads and some unbelievable combos, and everything would work well. I so wanted to show it all at the Nationals, I might've simply burned out. I failed the short program, and everything else lost any sense.

- What is your initiative to return to Moscow?

Elena Germanovna called me. She said I had t start working and that life doesn't end with one bad season. By that moment, I was missing the practices. It was right after the Europeans. I watched it on TV, staid home for several more days - I had to attend the rink opening, and I came back. For about two weeks, I was getting used to skating again, doing simple jumps and then, I got into the regular regimen. Vodorezova told me right away that there might be a chance of going to Worlds, but to be honest, I didn't believe it at all. I couldn't get rid of that thought that I've ruined it myself. I watched the Olympics on TV, constantly thinking that I could've performed there.

On the other hand, maybe it was a good thing for me to rest all this time. My back felt stronger, knock on wood. I don't even remember about it when I do the quads, even though I had big problems in the fall. Still, the lack of practicing showed. When I came to Calgary, I felt a little unconfident on the jumps

I was really badly hit by the qualifying round. Of course, I assumed I could have some problems with the quad, like landing on two feet or not making the exit. But to crash on the ice like that... I was very shocked.

- The coach offered you to skip the quad in the short program. Why didn't you want to do that?

What would be the point? I could've climbed out from the bottom only jumping the maximum. I still had to include the quad in the short program. It makes no sense to perform without it the next season.

- Does this element takes away a lot of strength?

It comes easier to me even than the triple lutz. However, it's hard mentally just as any first jump of the program and it affect the mood strongly. That's why it rises the pressure.

- What was your mood before you skated today?

I had nothing to lose. I was angry with myself. I wanted to show that I could at least do something.

- Who did you wanted to show to? Tarasova? Vodorezova?

Everybody!

- By the way, how easy was it to you moving from one coach to another?

It wasn't easy. I suddenly felt alone when Tarasova slowly started to move away from the practices and Vodorezova continued working with Lena Gedevanishvili a lot and going to the competitions with her. I had nobody to talk to. I thought a lot about Tarasova and that she simply got disappointed with me as a skater to some degree and that's why she stopped coming to the rink. I couldn't do many things. Those thought tortured me for a long time. Only then I really understand how happy you'd be when the coach gives you the entire attention.

- Are you planning to choreograph the new programs for the season together?

We'll probably change only the short program. It makes no sense to choreograph the new free program. Nobody really saw the program I'm skating now. I hope very much Tarasova won't quit on me.
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doki84 Creative Commons License 2007-01-18 23:37:59 141
Mindkettőt, léhyszi, és akkor legalább tudom majd mennyit értettem magamtól:)
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fodrika Creative Commons License 2007-01-18 23:35:29 139
De megvan, azt le is fordítottam, hogy másoljam be, mert még angolul is megvan:)

Ha kedveled azért, ha nem azért nyomj egy lájkot a Fórumért!