sport.idnes.cz/ctenarum-bude-odpovidat-krasobruslar-tomas-verner-f8v-/odpovedi.asp?t=VERNER6This is the online chat from today and a result of my lunch break
What was the reason of Carolina's collapse? Have you talked about it with ther?
I can't speak for Carolina, only her know the true reason. In practice nothing was indicatin something like that could happen. I have my own experience from last year so we spent few hours together after the competition, but we didn't analyze the mistakes, she mostly needed psychical support.
I was sad about judges patronizing Joubert, how did you see it? Where are your reserves besides jumps, are your spins the highest level or can you still et more points from them?
I try to have all my elemtents the highest level, sometimes it doesn't work out during the competition, but as for Worlds, it was for 90%. I will not talk ybout judges' decisions, that's not my thing. I do have some reserves and it's good that I know about them so that I could do something about it till Olympics. Despite that I think it's good being in 4th place at Worlds even though I made mistakes.
I don't know how exact the media are, but why did you get to hire a psychologist only after this year's Europeans? I think it is not a shame, many athletes have one.
I work with psychologist already since September.
Is that a coincidence that such two burn-outs at Worlds in last 2 years happened to you and Carolina? You have the same coaches, so one thinks about connection.
I don't see a direct sonnection, but it is true it may look like that when we train on the same team.
Lately one can get to the podium with quite big mistakes, because others do even more of them. Do you think there will be again the time of the beautiful fights, when many skaters skate clean and difficult programs and crucial was how the choreography and interpretation worked? I miss these clean and difficult programs.
Hard to say, I try doing that. The problem is that the difficulty can't be compared in nowadays' programs and those 4 years ago. we are forced to do difficult step sequences, spins and be careful about transitions between single elements. The programs are much more difficult and that's where the mistakes come from.
Will you be skating at the exhibition in Rosice u Brna?
No, besides Prague I am not doing any other show.
I am not an active skater but I so sense some rivalry between single "coaching schools" (?). And it doesn't do any good to your sport. What is your opinion?
I can't say because I am not so familiar with the home situation, I am mostly looking around the world.
Are you glad that you'll be going to the Olympics with another Czech skater? What if he beats you and places better that you in the end?
I am happy, atleast our Olympic party will be bigger that last time. Anything can happen in sport, but I am not afraid.
I'd like to know why, according to you, isn't skating here as popular as in Germany or overseas?
No TV broadcast, thus not many viewers - easy rule of todays sport. When a viewer only sees skating while Europeans and worlds, it is too little.
(ITA!!! We want GPs on Cze TV! )Are you able to say where was the moment in your head when you overcame your psychical block at big competitions?
We changed something in the practice which showed as a good thing. I am going to continue with it in future.
Which program form the past made the biggest impression on you?
Yagudin's Man in the iron mask. And I can't forget about his SP Winter.
Don't you have a problem with skating in such shows as Kings On Ice? Isn't it dangerous and doesn't it hold off your practices?
The Prague show is one of the very few I am doing - because of my preparations for competitions.
Do you have music for next season?
I do have music for my SP and I am still looking for the LP's.
How is Carolina coping up with her collapse?
She is a strong person, she'll cope with it. It is not easy but she will manage.
How was the audience in LA? On TV it seemed very cold, even during gala.
The audience was very warm, it was probably because of the Tv signal.
What will your preparation for Olympics look like?
It will not be very different from usual, only the timing will be moved because of Olympics.
Is figure skating sport? If yes, is it for a man? Who did you get into this?
Yes it is a sport, also for a man and I got into it by myself.
Frankly, I have the impression that lately your music in free programs is a bit uninteresting, it doesn't allow the contact with audience. Which is a pity, especially in your case because we know you can do it. The World top has much more interesting music.
I work on that, but I think that it is not a masterpiece to take the Matrix music, now when every second person skated to it.
If you could, what would you take from your rivals like Plushenko, Joubert, Lysacek?
I'd take Plushenko's composure and precision, and the rest I will stay me.
I also think you may need some music with strong motive. How about to choose a character, something like Candeloro's musketeer, also costume would be easier to make.
It is difficult to choose a character from a movie, book where everyone from the audience has a certain image of. Then it can happenn that you don't fit into this omage and a good idea becomes counterproductive.
According to your personal opinion, regardless the judges' evaluation, do yu think the title is in good hands? It appeared in media that your ciach Mrs, Koprivova doesn't.
I am not extremely happy with who got the title, the only thing I can do is to not comment and train hard so that I could decide about the next one with my own performance :-)
Do you remember Marta Chylova?
I am not good with names, but I am with faces, send me a photo :-)
How do you knock off the onset of female fans? Could you count the red hearts with your name that you got?
There is a lot of these hearts, one day I will count them and publish the number. I do not knock off the fans. I like them!
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