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Post by jomeku on Aug 18, 2015 11:50:20 GMT 1
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Post by reut on Aug 20, 2015 20:41:46 GMT 1
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Post by reut on Aug 20, 2015 20:44:21 GMT 1
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Post by jomeku on Aug 22, 2015 6:04:04 GMT 1
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Post by reut on Sept 6, 2015 12:49:03 GMT 1
Some news and hints while I still remember them. Just to clarify, this is all I know, I don't know the details as he loves to intrigue. - "Ice Legends" is planned to be in April. They will try to make two shows this time and probably during the weekend and not on Thursday like last year. - Very soon they will start working on "OperaPop" in Italy, last year it was A LOT of work, A LOT of rehearsals. Even if the movements themselves were not very complicated, but everything had to be "synchronized" and go together smoothly. Stephane will have two solos (at least two? he mentioned two), the first one will be long and very dramatic piece to the arrangement of some pop song (he didn't say which, but he said that the arrangement is done beautifully). - For November show in Lausanne they will have some kind of story(?) where one of his young students will be "young version of Stephane". This student is super cute, I saw him at the bootcamp, he will be on some photos.
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Post by taipeifollowers on Sept 7, 2015 7:50:54 GMT 1
Thank you for all news,reut. About "young version of Stephane",wow!!! No matter who will play this role, I hope he will not have too much pressure.
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Post by reut on Sept 13, 2015 5:26:20 GMT 1
My talk with Stéphane, hope you'll like it: Stéphane Lambiel: "You never know enough"absoluteskating.com/interviews/2015stephanelambiel.htmlJust a small advice: don't read it fast. Or maybe even read it a few times. When I was writing down and editing our talk I saw more and more layers and ideas in what he said, noticed details I didn't during our talk, more connections to the quotes.
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Post by Gaja on Sept 13, 2015 21:37:22 GMT 1
Thank you, reut! Really interesting talk. I will take your advice and read it carefully a few times and then I will get back with my thoughts. I must say you picked really inspiring quotes. I also like your photos. In some of them you managed to capture one of the features I really appreciate in Stéphane - the way he looks at people.
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Post by catsgocrazy on Sept 13, 2015 21:57:14 GMT 1
My talk with Stéphane, hope you'll like it: Stéphane Lambiel: "You never know enough"absoluteskating.com/interviews/2015stephanelambiel.htmlJust a small advice: don't read it fast. Or maybe even read it a few times. When I was writing down and editing our talk I saw more and more layers and ideas in what he said, noticed details I didn't during our talk, more connections to the quotes. Thank you reut for this most intriguing and detailed interview I will definately need multiple readings and some time for reflection to get to grips with all that Stephane has said; such is the depth and breadth of the conversation! My overall impression is that he displays an extraordinary intensity and passion for his students and their journey in this sport/life. That he cares for them greatly is obvious and heartwarming. It is also wonderful how much humility he demonstrates when he talks about how teachers must also learn from their students.
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Post by tisha on Sept 13, 2015 23:31:14 GMT 1
Wonderful interview! I've read it twice and will definitely be reading again because both the quotes you chose and Stephane's responses need reflection to fully grasp.
I get that he needed the pressure - many of us thrive more under pressure than under serenity, as he says - but I wonder what he meant about doing violence to himself? (And I hope he's speaking metaphorically about shaking a young person.) I love that he's retained his child-like wonder and curiosity about new experiences; he has such self-awareness, which is rather unusual these days. I'm touched, both in this interview and in the Taipei fan meeting, by his obvious devotion to his students. These kids are so fortunate to be training with him, and by the looks on their faces, they know that!
Thank you so much for giving us this opportunity to see another side of this complex, endlessly fascinating man. I'm sure choosing which quotes to use, setting up the interview and editing it took much time, thought and preparation, and your efforts are very much appreciated. And, of course, so is Stephane's willingness to expose himself in a different format.
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Post by jomeku on Sept 14, 2015 10:53:06 GMT 1
Thank's a lot, reut, for this very interesting, touching and also intriguing interview! And for writing it such a short time after you actually had the talk together . There are some questions I have and some thoughts, but I need some time, too .
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Post by reut on Sept 15, 2015 20:19:05 GMT 1
Thank you everyone for such detailed feedback, I would love to read your questions (and try to answer if I can) and thoughts. Indeed those quotes provoke a lot of thoughts. Gaja, thank you for your words about me managing "to capture one of the features I really appreciate in Stéphane - the way he looks at people." I appreciate that one too (and fall under that spell every single time ). In the album which is coming soon I hope you'll see more of those. And also some where you can see how his students look back at him, too. tisha, I don't think he said that metaphorically. He actually explicitly said: "you have to shake him up, mentally or physically". This is neither his nor my mother tongue, but I think by "violence" he meant its broader meaning of "not letting someone do something he/she wants to do, making him to do something else instead". He definitely didn't mean "behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something" (the meaning Google gave me just now). As for the shaking part, he actually loves, when he talks, to show things, to act them, you probably saw that during the meetings. So when he was talking about a certain student he has, he said that student definitely needs sometimes to take him and shake a bit so that he'll be more concentrated. And, when saying that, he actually showed on me how exactly to shake. It wasn't hurting or even unpleasant lol, but it was quite a firm grip. Warm, but firm. You shouldn't forget that figure skating is quite a dangerous sport, they work in a high injury environment, everything can happen if they lose their attention and concentration, sometimes you need to guide them physically. By "being violent with himself", I guess, he also meant that he was strict with himself, tough and maybe even a bit "cruel" too.
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Post by reut on Sept 15, 2015 21:03:35 GMT 1
Nice quote from Elena Radionova about Stephane: - What does it mean for you to "work at maximum"? - To be fully concentrated on what I'm doing. This summer I took part in Denis Ten's show, I flew for a few days to Almaty. And there for the first time live I saw Stephane Lambiel skating. I was overwhelmed by that. His skating is so beautiful, light, soft - unreal! Positions, spins, the way he stretches his legs to the maximum... I'm still under impression from what I saw. Stephane is simply a fanatic of figure skating, it is his life. fsrussia.ru/intervyu/1199-elena-radionova-ne-predstavlyayu-kak-katatsya-bez-ulybki.html
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Post by Gaja on Sept 15, 2015 21:29:53 GMT 1
Nice quote from Elena Radionova about Stephane: - What does it mean for you to "work at maximum"? - To be fully concentrated on what I'm doing. This summer I took part in Denis Ten's show, I flew for a few days to Almaty. And there for the first time live I saw Stephane Lambiel skating. I was overwhelmed by that. His skating is so beautiful, light, soft - unreal! Positions, spins, the way he stretches his legs to the maximum... I'm still under impression from what I saw. Stephane is simply a fanatic of figure skating, it is his life. fsrussia.ru/intervyu/1199-elena-radionova-ne-predstavlyayu-kak-katatsya-bez-ulybki.htmlSmart girl! Thank you for bringing this here, reut. We all have the same feelings but it is always touching to read such warm words about Stéphane
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Post by taipeifollowers on Sept 17, 2015 10:46:52 GMT 1
Thank you for your wonderful article and photos, Reut. I read a lot of times, a lot of answers I was impressed, I had wanted to give a few examples, but I found that almost all of the answers, as a mother, and his approach to the children let me admire, he is my learning object.
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