thank you gis

:Merci2: Gis pour l'article.

I'm afraid not just the French media are so malicious but they are similar in many countries (unfortunately also in Hungary :shoot: ).

J-C Simond asked for a right of reply on PP, it concerns the interview given by Brian to Brice (the special correspondent of PP) http://www.passion-patinage.com / spip.php? article422
I cannot translate it : http://www.online-translator.com/?prmtlang=fr


J-C Simond a demandé un droit de réponse sur PP , cela concerne l'interview donné par Brian à Brice (l'envoyé spécial de PP ) http://www.passion-patinage.com/spip.php?article422
Je ne peux pas le traduire .

http://www.online-translator.com/?prmtlang=fr

thank you gis

Here's a rough translation using Yahoo!Bablefish---

JC Simond is expressed Last modification 21/04/2009.

Following the interview of Brian Joubert published on the site at the time of the Championships of the World, Jean-Christophe Simond asked us for a right of reply that we granted to him by this interview.

Has Los Angeles, the planning of the technical elements of the free program of Brian was modified. Who made the decision of this change, at which moment and for which reason? The possibility of the change had been considered approximately 10 days before the departure; as for the final change, I proposed in Brian two configurations of program before the last drive of the morning preceding the free one, I left him free choice. I will add that while referring to my notes of the training sessions, the configuration of entry with quadruple buckles piqué and quadruple Salchow during the execution in entirety of the program succeeded forever between Europe and the World. The risk taken in this configuration was consequently too great.

Is this usual to change the contents of a program, you already did it? Yes, the changes also intervene at the time of the drives according to the success of the technical elements progressively of the course of the program.

At the time of its free program, Brian fell on its last Axel double. This was Axel double envisaged? The final part could not be modified without involving losses of points on the pirouettes. Salchow triple was envisaged and only this jump made it possible to manage the two pirouettes which followed in level 4, the reason being the very tight schedule.

So not, could Brian have gained by respecting the diagram envisaged? My analysis: before approaching triple Salchow (11th element, transformed into Axel double) Brian was virtually world champion, explanation: It is noted that the whole of the successful elements (elements 1 to 2, then 4 to 10) obtain an average no-claims bonus of 10,4%. By respecting the strategy installation, the last 3 elements could have brought back 12,77 points (with CCoSp and FSSp* level 4 such as they were envisaged) instead of the 6,29 points carried out, for which it is advisable to cut off 1,00 point for the fall. The differential is then of 7,48 additional points. However Brian finishes at 6,26 points of the winner. Verifiable on the site RESULTING (judges scores).

What do you think of the changes brought to the program at the time of the last competition of Japan? I cannot include/understand these changes in term of balance of the program, all the jumps, then the 3 pirouettes following itself at the end of the program. In addition, the serviceable time between the series of step and the end of program is 25 seconds: how to make 3 pirouettes level 4 in if little time? The victory thus has him escaped because of the pirouettes.

The season of Brian proved at the very least chaotic, not only on the technical plan (problems on the quad during all the first part of season) but also on the choreographic level (change of choreographer at the last minute in May-June 2008, change of choreography and choreographer during the season, new change in prospect). Which are, according to you, the reasons and the consequences of this " chaos global" ? My analysis is that the engineering problems on the quadruple buckles piqué at the beginning of season generated questions about the material, sharpening… and that 3 months were lost, which was very difficult to catch up with. This fixing on the quad completely occulted choreographic work (from September at the end of November) as well as basic work in order to acquire a physical good condition. This lack of physical condition almost cost him the European title.

At the end of the male competition in Los Angeles, Didier Gailhaguet declared that it wished that Brian be surrounded by a more professional framing. Your regular absence at the time of the drives in Poitiers was in particular evoked in the press, which would you like to answer? I cannot let say such a lie, the plane tickets attest duration of my presence on the spot. For information, between September 2008 and March 2009, I spent 24 weeks to Poitiers or in competition. During this period, Brian spent one week in round after the championships of Europe. All that is verifiable. My family besides was deeply shocked by this declaration. I had indeed 4 months of leave, April due to round of official receptions, June (Brian being rest lasting this period). Remain 15 day and July in August like 15 days with Christmas, here are for the precise details.

You involved Brian during almost three years, did your collaboration with him occur well? On the ice-skating plan, yes, even if certain periods were hard to manage. The total assessment is very good, several titles were obtained: 2 times champion of Europe, victory to the finale of the Grand Prix, vice-champion and world champion.

As trainer, did you have the possibility of making decisions in spite of the strong presence of Raymonde Joubert and Didier Gailhaguet at Brian?

All great champion needs an entourage in order to encourage it and sometimes even to guide it, I will not return in this polemic. On the other hand, I regret the lack of consideration during this last season or I have at any consulted time neither, nor informed of many sporting decisions: intervention of consultants, fixed prices to the competitions… With regard to the competition of $the Hague, I even learned the inscription by a colleague and the fixed price from Brian by the press…

Brian does not want to leave Poitiers, do you include/understand this choice? Not. Didier Gailhaguet would have made him a proposal very enticing to go to Canada in the team of Brian Orser, if such is the case, I do not include/understand his decision.

Do you regret not being able to accompany Brian until the J.O? The Olympic adventure is certainly beautiful, I lived it four times (3 as an athlete, 1 as a trainer), but the sport is only part of the life and I will not miss that, although I think that I could bring still much to Brian.

What do you wish to make now? I take time to think of my future, in ice-skating or elsewhere.

(end of translation)

Mary C.

thank you so much mary

Thanks Mary, very interesting thoughts of JCs.

Thank you Gis for the article!! :Merci2:
And Thank u Mary for quickly translation!!

It's seems that JC speaks about Brian any bad words

Bad words why therefore?
I think that in this affair both men have shared faults, which lacks communication between them, it is about it!
Why Brian and JC did not put everything flat during all this time instead of "camping" under the opinions, they are both adults, good blood, no kids.
De mauvais mots pourquoi donc?
Je pense que dans cette affaire les deux hommes ont des torts partagés ,quelle manque de communication entre eux ,c'en est dingue !
Pourquoi Brian et JC n'ont pas tout mis à plat pendant tout ce temps au lieu de "camper" sous leurs opinions ,ils sont tous deux adultes ,bon sang , pas de gamins .

The English saying is that "it takes two to tango", it is very true. I'm glad to be able to read both sides to this - thanks Gislaine & Mary!

thanks Mary and Gis.
good questions. intresting interview.

Thank you Mary and Gis. :cuti:

I regret very much that JC and Brian's collaboration ended.
It seems to me that Brian doesn't have problems with his trainers but he would need more confident to win competitions.

http://www.thestar.com/sports/olympics/article/634635

thanks gis