[x024] Practice
Behind her, her protege connects spins, jumps. Pretty good. But the closed face, looking stranger to the world around them. 13h10 the end of the second drive. Applause from the curious number. Finally, a smile can be read on Stéphane's lips. He relaxes. A little. A few moments, the tension seems to disappear. Almost disappear. So Stéphane, a word coming out of the rink? Radio silence towards the dressing room, head bowed. Again this year, his coach Peter Grutter to watch him more talkative.
"We're all happy to be here. But Stéphane still more. He can't wait to show what he can do and to present his new program."
Stéphane Lambiel has lost nothing of his flame. The spark still shine and...forever. He said and repeated one week earlier in Lausanne, before the Swiss media. "My passion is intact. She did indeed never left." Okay for the passion, but what about feelings? Still having problems with his groin, twice champion of world must be reassured on the physical plane.
"Everything is going well. We are very confident, Stéphane too. He shouldn't have any problems on that side", Madja said simply. Good news then.
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For two years, Didier Gailhaguet is, again, President of the French Federation of Ice Sports. He is also the advisor of Brian Joubert. "One day, a boy with his mother, Raymonde, still as essential and unavoidable, came to me," he recalls.He felt a little trouble with his federation: "I need advice. Can you help me? "Asked he. I said yes because I am first and foremost an athlete. I always preferred sport to life in an office. I am a field man! "
On paper, Plushenko (27 years) with one hand advantage over his formidable track record (five European titles, three world and Olympic gold) and his performance very convincing at the end of October at the Cup of Russia ( 240.65 points). The Russian is still emerged as strong technically and if income is to be again "the boss". Small uncertainty, he did not play for another international competition and preparation for remains a mystery.
Technically the top?
For Lambiel, the unknown is primarily technical. At odds with his groin, the Valais pain with his quadruple jump and has yet attempted the triple axel this season, the two jumps that pay the most.
If he intends to maximize its enormous potential and artistic charm really judges with the choreography of its new program, La Traviata to the strains of waltz, it must be technically on top. This requires a significant increase over both benefit from his return in Oberstdorf the end of September (232.36 points) and the Swiss championships.
Twice world champion, ace spins is titillated by the prospect of winning a first European title in Estonia, although, of course, his great goal, one that has motivated his return this fall, eleven months after announcing its withdrawal is made by the Vancouver Olympics, taking place three weeks after Tallinn.
To validate his ticket Olympic Lambiel will rank in the top ten and get at least 195 points, a formality for him.
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[x031] Practice
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