Russian determine skating star Evgenia Medvedeva has stated that she plans so as to add a quadruple bounce to her program, however careworn that she doesn’t need to get injured on this extraordinarily tough and dangerous ingredient.
Speaking to RT Sport, the two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist defined why she had psychological breakdowns after disastrous performances and what motivates her to maneuver ahead.
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She additionally defined why her new Japan-themed free program is so particular to her and when she can be able to throw a quad at a world occasion.
The 20-year-old underlined that she has ‘put her soul’ into the free routine the place she portrays a Japanese geisha to the soundtrack of the epic drama movie ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’.
“That is the primary program in my life that I actually gave my soul from the start. As a result of in earlier applications I began to really feel the principle thought, or the principle emotion, or the principle magic of this system solely in the midst of the season or on the finish of the season. So I simply needed to get used to my picture, to the music, to myself,” Medvedeva instructed RT.
“I used to be getting ready myself to the ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ and once I stated to myself ‘sure, now I’m prepared’ and I began to consider actions, about costume and every thing. So, each second of this system has my soul.”
Medvedeva stated that she is making an attempt to skate for pleasure and revel in collaborating in competitions, not forgetting, nevertheless, about her titles and duty to show that she is a high skater.
“For certain I’m skating for pleasure as a result of I like it. However it isn’t only for having enjoyable. Initially that is my job. And secondly I’m a two-time world champion,” she stated. “Each time once I had fails, errors and psychological breakdowns after the competitions I used to be simply pondering that I shouldn’t skate like this. Now I’m feeling that sure, that is me, and I’m doing what I normally did all these years.”
The skater expressed admiration for her youthful teammates Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova who made a shocking quad-jumping breakthrough in ladies’s skating, stressing that they provide her an additional push to develop and overcome difficulties.
“For me once I really feel that’s it tough to leap triples or triple-triples I’m simply Sasha [Alexandra Trusova]. I’m simply Anna [Anna Shcherbakova]. These small and tiny ladies are doing quads they usually do it amazingly. And I can’t to triples? Certain, I can ! As a result of I’ve been doing it for greater than 10 years.”
Speaking about her plans to incorporate a quadruple bounce, Medvedeva stated that she has been coaching within the ingredient, however concentrates extra on staying wholesome.
“I’m making an attempt to save lots of myself, I’m making an attempt to save lots of my well being, I’m making an attempt to save lots of my legs and keep wholesome. I’ll do my greatest. I don’t know precisely the date or competitors the place I’ll attempt [to land a quad]. Sure, nothing precisely however I’m nonetheless making an attempt.”
