ALEKSEY YAGUDIN:I BEGIN From THE PURE/CLEAN SHEET

 

TO OLYMPIC CHAMPION FOR FIGURE SKATING TO ALEKSEY YAGUDINU IT IS COMFORTABLE In NATIVE PIETER, BUT TO WORK IT PREFERS V OF THE USA

Figure skater, after finishing his program, glanced at the signal panel, and then it kneeled and kissed ice.Thus perceived his Olympic victory in Solt- leuc To siti peterburzhets Aleksey yagudin, person, who returned to the dear sport of 18 years from his 22.After the year and four months he returned to native St.-Petersburg.But already without it is ridge - behind most difficult operation.

- Aleksey, you to THE USA recently transferred operation on the thigh.You do feel consequences?

- it is understood.Immediately pain will not pass.Doctors predict gradual healing in the course of two-three months.And thus far other pains periodically return, although 4 already and much I walk, and itself I conduct machine along Pieter's streets.

- your ice agings/trainings lasted to six hours during the day.But does remain time to other forms of sport?

- when desired always it is possible to find time.For example, greatly I love tennis and football.After cold roller it is very pleasant "to be heated" on Kort.But each Saturday compulsorily with the friends the football.

- if so, then, probably you as pitertsa agitates the fate of Petersburg "zenith".You do survive for the command?

however, - certainly, 4 old fan.But last year I live in THE USA and I cannot follow each appearance of "zenith".But this command in the large measure personifies for me native city, his sport fate.My roots forever in Russia.Wherever 4 neither it was, wherever it was trained/aged, 4 nevertheless Russian and to change I am not gathered.

- A with whom you constantly are trained/aged on the American rollers?

- last year into our group is invited the prize-winner of the championships of peace/world American woman Sasha Cohen.She speaks rather well in Russian, since its mom - by birth from Odessa.Intercourse from Sasha provides enormous pleasure, it - not simply emotional, direct girl.Sasha, from my point of view, remarkable talent, everything grip in flight.With its abilities it can become the first lady in world figure skating...

- A that you do think about the fact that many national schools in figure skating do become similar?Indeed now in the most different composite work foreign trainers, including Russian...

- in my opinion to persuasion, the features of national school nevertheless remain.If we take the figure skaters of Russian school, for example, then the highest culture of motions and the mutual anxiety of music distinguishes their programs.this goes from the long-standing connections/communications with our ballet.Practically all our khoreografy - these are the pupils of the Bolshoi theater or Petersburg "Mariinki".And now all best figure skaters of Pieter as before in the creative union with the artists of our ballet.The students of Tamara Moskvinoy in the paired rolling passed splendid ballet school.Just as differ significantly our yuniory from their western contemporaries.

- you have the dear stamp of automobile?

- I prefer "shevrole".Very comfortable and high-speed machine.

- what ballets are close in the spirit personally to you?

- I give preference to Tschaikovsky's music, also, first of all of him "swan lake".Masterpiece from the masterpieces.The one who is capable to open itself in the music of this level, to create one-piece/entire means, will be always separated/liberated made of the overall mass of executors/performers.

- A how your relation to the contemporary literature, the cinema?

- in the literature for me is especially interesting fabulousness, but such, where the author in by something is capable to foresee new discoveries/openings in science, technology.But in the cinema carry along documentary serialy, where the variety of real peace/world is shown.Here recently saw film about the life of migratory birds - staggering document about the feathered.

- sport life, reputation do involuntarily imply the wide circle of friends?

- in Petersburg almost all my comrades, as a rule, associate directly on the roller.So that arriving home, 4 immediately to the ides into the palace of sport "anniversary" and I there find all familiar and dear to me persons.But as a whole in the life something changes, now appeared the great circle of familiar and friends among the fans.Of this I was convinced during drawing of "hot line" in the "Soviet sport".I is very grateful to them for the moral support.Letters comes much, and not only from the Russian cities, but also from many European countries.Certainly, it is numerous friends, also, among our hockey players, who play in NKHL.

- in its time several was discussed your collaboration with well-known psychologist Rudolf Zagaynov.They are intended in its preparation for the season to continue with it creative contacts?

- literally the pair of days ago we were encountered in Pieter, discussed our plans/layouts.But specifically thus far nothing they solved.Indeed for me only in the month one must begin ice agings/trainings in THE USA, and as they will go, to predict difficultly.

- A where in you is outlined the nearest summer collection with the trainer of Tatiana Tarasovoy?

- Tatiana Anatol'evna already flew away to THE USA and decides a question about the training base.Sasha Cohen will again be rolled together with me.It is possible that we again will prove to be on the roller not far from New York.

- if everything does go according to the selected plan, will be able you to come forward in the stages Boundary- with in autumn 2003 years?

- thus far 4 it is intended to be prepared for two starts Boundary- with in China and France.Judging by everything, in these tournaments there will be strong composition of participants.But to speak about the concrete/specific rivals thus far I am not taken.In a word, I begin season from the pure/clean sheet.

Shelukhin Anatoliy.