Post by bealonenomore on Jun 28, 2008 10:42:22 GMT 1
I'll do my best to give you a free translation of that interview.
In the beginning, Stephane tells how he has celebrated his birthday - lots of parties in Saxon and in Portugal with his friends and his family. He says he is very close to his grandma in Portugal, she was born on the 4th of April, so they have similar character, a strong one. He says he has gained a couple of kilos because of her cooking. But it didn't matter because it was his birthday and he was the world champion, so he could afford it
But now he is back in Swizerland and he has started training and getting back in form. Stephane says that he feels not only Swiss, but also Portugal and that when he is in Portugal he feels like he's home. He tlks about his memories of the vacations in Portugal he had with his family when he was little. Then again he speaks about his grandmother, how she was crying on the phone after he became world champion; she's very emotional like me, says Stephane. He remembered also the big banner made by the people of Saxon for his return after the Worlds. He said that he has received an email from Roger Federer after the victory and he was impressed. After the title the look in people's eyes is more intense but is always nice and gentle, and I hope it will never change, says Stephane. Once again he tells the story of the beginning of his skating carrier, when he was 6 (he says 6, not 7 this time...). He says he started trying triple jumps when he was 9, even if he couldn't yet make doubles by then. To succeed you need talant, chance but most of all you need to work hard, I train 4 hours every day, says Stephane. I like the freedom I have when I skate, my choreography is not fixe and I like that, he says. I talked a lot with Carolina Costner and she told me "Don't change anything in your way of skating, it's unique". In Moscow my mental technique was to repete myself and to believe that I was the best. I didn't have any doubt in that, says Stephane. Of the question did the judges appreciate also the physical charm of a skater, Stephane says that he doesn't know really, that he is not David Beckham but he confess that you could have success even without the look. I am not afraid of falling after a jump, and sometimes in trainings I do it on purpose, only to make my trainer angry, says Stephane with a smile. He talks again about the USA tour, and says that there he can make friends with the other champions - something that he can't do while in competition, because of the pressure and the stress there. He also says that he's not well known in the States yet. He talks how he like shopping, he did some shopping in Portugal but didn't have time for that in Swizerland. But I'm not a materialist, adds Stephane. Then he talks about the new season. He says that he never watch skating on television just to see the form of his opponents. The only thing that matters for me is my work. I know the others work too, but I'm interested in what I'm doing and how I'm doing it, he says. Then he talks about the Olympics and then he says that he admire Viktor Petrenko, Ilya Kulik and Alexei Yagudin, he was very impressed when he was in competition against Yagudin. Stephane says also that the end ot the skater's carrier comes approximately at the age of 25. He adds that when he retire he maybe will continue to skate in galas and exibitions, but maybe then he will have to move to USA because there he can find "job". And in the end when the interviwer ask him what to wish him, Stephane says - wish me happiness, I want to be happy.
That was it. I hope you can understand everything
In the beginning, Stephane tells how he has celebrated his birthday - lots of parties in Saxon and in Portugal with his friends and his family. He says he is very close to his grandma in Portugal, she was born on the 4th of April, so they have similar character, a strong one. He says he has gained a couple of kilos because of her cooking. But it didn't matter because it was his birthday and he was the world champion, so he could afford it
But now he is back in Swizerland and he has started training and getting back in form. Stephane says that he feels not only Swiss, but also Portugal and that when he is in Portugal he feels like he's home. He tlks about his memories of the vacations in Portugal he had with his family when he was little. Then again he speaks about his grandmother, how she was crying on the phone after he became world champion; she's very emotional like me, says Stephane. He remembered also the big banner made by the people of Saxon for his return after the Worlds. He said that he has received an email from Roger Federer after the victory and he was impressed. After the title the look in people's eyes is more intense but is always nice and gentle, and I hope it will never change, says Stephane. Once again he tells the story of the beginning of his skating carrier, when he was 6 (he says 6, not 7 this time...). He says he started trying triple jumps when he was 9, even if he couldn't yet make doubles by then. To succeed you need talant, chance but most of all you need to work hard, I train 4 hours every day, says Stephane. I like the freedom I have when I skate, my choreography is not fixe and I like that, he says. I talked a lot with Carolina Costner and she told me "Don't change anything in your way of skating, it's unique". In Moscow my mental technique was to repete myself and to believe that I was the best. I didn't have any doubt in that, says Stephane. Of the question did the judges appreciate also the physical charm of a skater, Stephane says that he doesn't know really, that he is not David Beckham but he confess that you could have success even without the look. I am not afraid of falling after a jump, and sometimes in trainings I do it on purpose, only to make my trainer angry, says Stephane with a smile. He talks again about the USA tour, and says that there he can make friends with the other champions - something that he can't do while in competition, because of the pressure and the stress there. He also says that he's not well known in the States yet. He talks how he like shopping, he did some shopping in Portugal but didn't have time for that in Swizerland. But I'm not a materialist, adds Stephane. Then he talks about the new season. He says that he never watch skating on television just to see the form of his opponents. The only thing that matters for me is my work. I know the others work too, but I'm interested in what I'm doing and how I'm doing it, he says. Then he talks about the Olympics and then he says that he admire Viktor Petrenko, Ilya Kulik and Alexei Yagudin, he was very impressed when he was in competition against Yagudin. Stephane says also that the end ot the skater's carrier comes approximately at the age of 25. He adds that when he retire he maybe will continue to skate in galas and exibitions, but maybe then he will have to move to USA because there he can find "job". And in the end when the interviwer ask him what to wish him, Stephane says - wish me happiness, I want to be happy. That was it. I hope you can understand everything
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