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Debbie> Looking back last year at the GPF, you told me that you were worried that you weren't going to win lsat year's Worlds...what made you so afraid?
Alexei> Actually, I do remember, sometimes you have that feeling that something goes wrong even if you do your maximum & you are trying your best still, there are some few moments in your life when still doesn't really matter how you are concerned about that & doesn't matter how you work hard, it will go wrong & that's what I felt the whole last year & umm, I guess I was kinda gambling on the jumps, especially the quads, so even I work really hard, I mean, that's what I do all the time, but still the last year, I couldn't like control what was going on & even if I wanted like everything to be so perfect, but still was like the casino going through a quad, like I had no idea if I would land it or not.
Debbie...makes mention of Alexei being injured at Worlds last season...
Alexei> The last year I knew that it would be very hard. I kinda know that I had expected that I'm not gonna win....but that's really good actually, saying this now, talking & sitting like with you right now, like the Olympics were in the past. So, it's really easy to say like, yeah I've learned my lesson, but it was really hard to past that time & I'm really happy actually that the life gave me a chance to think.
Debbie> What did you change...(etc.)
Alexei> I didn't change anything, I tried to change myself, during the whole summer, I went on a diet., actually it worked a little bit, it's in a way easier to skate for me right now, but I began to be like more serious. I began to concentrate more on my skating but that didn't help me at all, cause it's impossible to change your personality & after the GWG I realized that it's just the life. You can't be perfect all the time & it was really hard for me to stay at the top for 3 years & that's what I said last year after the Worlds, I said to Tatiana, we're gonna see how Plushenko will handle the pressure the next year & he didn't actually win, he didn't beat me at any of the events this year & I just realized that your life can't just go up all the time, it has to go down sometimes & you just have to handle this time & you just have to past that time. After the GWG still was a disaster event to me, but just after that I realized that I'm not gonna change anything myself, I have to be the same, like I have to smile all that time & I have to talk to the people, communicate & I began to be myself as I've been all my life, like talking like a wild guy. I went back & I won the ProAm & it was gettng easier & better.
Debbie> What were you expecting heading into Salt Lake?
Alexei> I expected, I know that I had to skate just good at the practices, so then I'll be more sure about my jumps & that's what actually happened & going to the Olympics I didn't care how the other skated. I didn't look at the Todd Eldredge, I didn't lok at how Elvis skated, I didn't care about Plushenko & haven't seen anyone. I was into my skating & I was still having fun; talking to the people, meeting other athletes, I was sure everything was gonna be fine. I wasn't gambling anymore, my jumps were more consistent so, I was doing like 98-99% fo all the jumps so that gave me confidence.
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Debbie> Looking back last year at the GPF, you told me that you were worried that you weren't going to win lsat year's Worlds...what made you so afraid?
Alexei> Actually, I do remember, sometimes you have that feeling that something goes wrong even if you do your maximum & you are trying your best still, there are some few moments in your life when still doesn't really matter how you are concerned about that & doesn't matter how you work hard, it will go wrong & that's what I felt the whole last year & umm, I guess I was kinda gambling on the jumps, especially the quads, so even I work really hard, I mean, that's what I do all the time, but still the last year, I couldn't like control what was going on & even if I wanted like everything to be so perfect, but still was like the casino going through a quad, like I had no idea if I would land it or not.
Debbie...makes mention of Alexei being injured at Worlds last season...
Alexei> The last year I knew that it would be very hard. I kinda know that I had expected that I'm not gonna win....but that's really good actually, saying this now, talking & sitting like with you right now, like the Olympics were in the past. So, it's really easy to say like, yeah I've learned my lesson, but it was really hard to past that time & I'm really happy actually that the life gave me a chance to think.
Debbie> What did you change...(etc.)
Alexei> I didn't change anything, I tried to change myself, during the whole summer, I went on a diet., actually it worked a little bit, it's in a way easier to skate for me right now, but I began to be like more serious. I began to concentrate more on my skating but that didn't help me at all, cause it's impossible to change your personality & after the GWG I realized that it's just the life. You can't be perfect all the time & it was really hard for me to stay at the top for 3 years & that's what I said last year after the Worlds, I said to Tatiana, we're gonna see how Plushenko will handle the pressure the next year & he didn't actually win, he didn't beat me at any of the events this year & I just realized that your life can't just go up all the time, it has to go down sometimes & you just have to handle this time & you just have to past that time. After the GWG still was a disaster event to me, but just after that I realized that I'm not gonna change anything myself, I have to be the same, like I have to smile all that time & I have to talk to the people, communicate & I began to be myself as I've been all my life, like talking like a wild guy. I went back & I won the ProAm & it was gettng easier & better.
Debbie> What were you expecting heading into Salt Lake?
Alexei> I expected, I know that I had to skate just good at the practices, so then I'll be more sure about my jumps & that's what actually happened & going to the Olympics I didn't care how the other skated. I didn't look at the Todd Eldredge, I didn't lok at how Elvis skated, I didn't care about Plushenko & haven't seen anyone. I was into my skating & I was still having fun; talking to the people, meeting other athletes, I was sure everything was gonna be fine. I wasn't gambling anymore, my jumps were more consistent so, I was doing like 98-99% fo all the jumps so that gave me confidence.
BY CLAMENT
