Other National Chmapionships

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 27.12.11 15:19

Oh so Plush is back. Okay. He's won everything there is to win, why is still competing? grrrrrrrrrmur

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 27.12.11 22:15

Nina wrote:

Thanks for the links.

Here is Plush's LP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiWT4t5agzs&feature
I can't believe it, almost all his jumps are there, especially the big ones. Once again I think that the man is a machine

I don't know how he does it Shocked

but I really admire him for his willingness to compete.

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Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 28.12.11 2:13

quintia wrote:

Oh so Plush is back. Okay. He's won everything there is to win, why is still competing? grrrrrrrrrmur

to annoy me in perpetuity ... Suspect

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 28.12.11 8:46

quintia wrote:

Oh so Plush is back. Okay. He's won everything there is to win, why is still competing? grrrrrrrrrmur

FWIW, Brian doesn't appear to mind and offered his compliments (source, in Russian but can be Google-translated to get the gist).

A friend of mine who's a fan of Plushy pointed out something I hadn't considered: ISU Championships require a minimum score from all entries - remember how V/T had to do the Mont Blanc Trophy last year in order to go to Worlds? And Plushy hasn't competed internationally in two years, so he has no valid qualifying score. If they stick to the rules, it seems to me that he'll need to do a minor event before he can enter the big comps. Is there anything between now and Euros? The only senior events I could find don't appear to have a singles competition.

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 28.12.11 10:50

Plushy said in the interview that the reason he wants to compete in Sochi is to do the world record - participating in 4 Olympics. He is not planning on winning in Sochi, but wants to do a good performance.
In another interview he said about competing in Euros, but not in Worlds (thank God, lol) I guess the guy realizes he has no chances at Worlds whatsoever

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 28.12.11 11:05

Yulie wrote:

quintia wrote:

Oh so Plush is back. Okay. He's won everything there is to win, why is still competing? grrrrrrrrrmur

FWIW, Brian doesn't appear to mind and offered his compliments (source, in Russian but can be Google-translated to get the gist).

A friend of mine who's a fan of Plushy pointed out something I hadn't considered: ISU Championships require a minimum score from all entries - remember how V/T had to do the Mont Blanc Trophy last year in order to go to Worlds? And Plushy hasn't competed internationally in two years, so he has no valid qualifying score. If they stick to the rules, it seems to me that he'll need to do a minor event before he can enter the big comps. Is there anything between now and Euros? The only senior events I could find don't appear to have a singles competition.

I am sure that deep inside Brian minds that Plushy is back. He already said in the article posted that it will be difficult to beat him at the Europeans. The fact is Plushenko's appearance diminishes Brian's chances to get a medal. He just wants to be polite and what else would he say in a newspaper interview? I remember that Brian's mum once told that Plushenko's name is a tabu at their home. Brian just has to be polite in public, they will be skating together at KOI for example and I don't think Ari Zakarian would ask Brian to do shows in Russia, if Brian would tell his honest opinions about Plushenko.

I also think Plushenko's victory is a respectable achievement, but personally I don't like his skating-style, programs, attitude, arrogance, anything. The thought that I have to watch him the next three years makes me annoyed. grrrrrrrrrmur

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 28.12.11 12:40

Bladette wrote:

I am sure that deep inside Brian minds that Plushy is back. He already said in the article posted that it will be difficult to beat him at the Europeans. The fact is Plushenko's appearance diminishes Brian's chances to get a medal. He just wants to be polite and what else would he say in a newspaper interview? I remember that Brian's mum once told that Plushenko's name is a tabu at their home. Brian just has to be polite in public, they will be skating together at KOI for example and I don't think Ari Zakarian would ask Brian to do shows in Russia, if Brian would tell his honest opinions about Plushenko.

Brian wasn't particularly complimentary about Plushenko back in the Olympic season, and they asked him to do KoI anyway. It's a money issue - you want high profile skaters who are popular, which I understand Brian is in Russia. Also, if Brian wanted to do KoI that badly, he would have asked for more show dates the last time they did it. I doubt that's his motivation. I think Brian and Plushenko are both older and wiser now, and respect each other's skating and achievements a lot more than some of what's going on in skating now. You can see that even in this brief statement, Brian wasn't entirely positive - I think he really was being honest: Plushenko's style doesn't appeal to him artistically and never has, but he respects his technical ability and accomplishments.

As I wrote earlier, I am not at all sure that Plushenko can compete at Euros, given the minimum score requirements. Is there a way for him around that? Even V/T, who were/are a very high priority for the Russian fed, couldn't get out of posting a minimum score before being allowed to compete at ISU Championships.

Of course, if Brian continues on to Sochi, Plushy won't be the only 4-time Olympian there Very Happy

Other skaters who have already competed in three Olympics: van der Perren, Aliona Savchenko, the Zhangs and Pang/Tong.

Subject: Re: Other National Chmapionships 03.02.12 21:02

Jeremy Abbott at US Nationals - Pure magic clap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd40ZNXYLTw
And the quad is a beauty too!