Another interview from Euros
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"I do not want to lag behind the girls." European vice-champion Danielyan - about quadruples, growth, idols and the World Cup
-Do you feel a lot of attention to yourself after silver at the European Championship?
- Yes. After the championship of Russia there were many messages, congratulations. Now they are twice as many, and getting such comments is twice as pleasant.
- Your performance ends, you get into the final pose. What are your thoughts at this moment?
- Why did I fall from Lutz. (Laughs.) That was the only thought. I say to myself: “You made a complex element, but fell from the triple lutz. Is it crazy, or what? ”Everything went as I expected, but at some point this error occurred.
- What did you think about when you saw the grades and realized that you had become a leader?
- At first I saw that in the free program I took third place. I thought that I lost some hundredths in total to those who had already skated, and now I’ll lower below. But in the end, I had enough for leadership. I see that I am the first, and ahead there are two skaters left to skate - Dmitry Aliyev and Michal Brzezina. Emotions at this moment covered immediately. I looked at the coaches to see if they understood what had happened. Then we rejoiced together.
- What was their first reaction?
- They were also happy, but they said that such mistakes should not be made at the European Championship.
- How did you prepare for this tournament?
- With great desire, without nerves. I was calm, there was even a premonition of a great holiday. We had a good mood and self-confidence. I felt some joy already in training. It performed easily.
- Although many athletes lose their shape after the New Year holidays. Did you have something like that?
“Surprisingly, no.” I did not have many days to rest. I went out on the ice on the evening of January 2. My form by that time did not have time to get lost. The day went round, the next he collected all the triples, and that same evening he made a triple axel and a quadruple salchow. After that, work began on the rolling programs.
- How are you with growth? How fast are you growing, and are jumps not lost because of this?
- Now, pah-pah-pah, it’s not going like such big leaps. A big leap has already taken place. Now, heavy loads prevent the body from growing rapidly. I add a maximum of one or two centimeters in a couple of months.
- Do you think you will end up growing very much?
- If you look at dad, grandfather, brother, then there is the possibility that I will grow a little more. Brother - 185 cm, father - 179. Something between, perhaps, will be (according to ISU, Arthur's height is 169 cm. - Sport24).
- At the European Championship you made the quadruple salchow. Do you work on other quads?
- Of course. Now I am in the form that allows me to learn and jump on new quads. I work on everything except the flip. Sometimes a problem with an edge creeps out - at some starts the judges set, at some - not. Sometimes naminas appear on the legs, so we approach this process of studying complex jumps carefully and wisely.
- Which of the four, besides the salchow, is better than the others?
- Probably, while the Rittberger is closer.
- Is it likely that he will appear in the programs before the end of the season?
- I don’t want to make any plans yet. Now I’m working to stabilize and show it as soon as possible.
- How are you doing with your studies?
- I have OGE this year. It’s necessary to prepare. Hard of course. But I hope I will pass the exams somehow and everything will be fine.
- What are you going to take?
- Since I'm going to coach, of the additional it will be biology and social studies.
- Do you often go to school?
- No, I have home schooling. Therefore, I am more often at home than at school.
- Do you follow the competitions in figure skating, where do you not take part?
- Yes, both for adults and juniors, including the usual starts, which take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the regions.
- Who is your idol in figure skating?
- No matter how strange it sounds, still Javier Fernandez. When I recognized him, I immediately liked him as an athlete, as an artist on ice. I like his jumps, giving himself in the programs, mood, communication with the public. He hooked me the most.
“Did you notice that you are a little like him?”
- They talked a lot about this. Is it just that I'm dark too. (Laughs.)
- What joke about figure skating did you laugh the last time?
- Today, just two or three people threw a meme with me and Fernandez. Just yesterday I laughed at the joke where I stand with the flag.
- Now you’re going to look at the rentals of our girls. What do you expect to see?
- It is very interesting to observe. I will really root for ours.
- What do you think when you see how they jump the most difficult jumps?
- I do not want to be left behind. I am very glad that the girls have stepped over this step and are developing in terms of quadruples, they prove that they can do it. Equality appears between male and female skating. Previously, boys were with quadruple, girls with triple. One is harder, the other is easier. Now everything is almost equal. At least in the Russian team.
- Would you like to compete with them?
- Although I am in the masculine, and they are in the feminine, I sometimes compare the results and the elements.
- At the Russian Championship, girls scored even more than boys.
- Yes, Anya Shcherbakova passed us. But she has more expensive quadruples.
- What are your plans for the rest of the season?
- Everyone will tell me, I don’t know anything yet. While I continue to prepare. My task is to perform at the remaining starts with pleasure, to get high, to skate with a fighting spirit.
- I personally would like to speak at the adult world championship?
- It would be interesting. But this is a difficult question, you need to think a lot and weigh everything.
“At the end of the interview, I would like to thank my coaches, my entire team, my fans, friends, family and our federation,” Arthur concluded.
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"I do not want to lag behind the girls." European vice-champion Danielyan - about quadruples, growth, idols and the World Cup
-Do you feel a lot of attention to yourself after silver at the European Championship?
- Yes. After the championship of Russia there were many messages, congratulations. Now they are twice as many, and getting such comments is twice as pleasant.
- Your performance ends, you get into the final pose. What are your thoughts at this moment?
- Why did I fall from Lutz. (Laughs.) That was the only thought. I say to myself: “You made a complex element, but fell from the triple lutz. Is it crazy, or what? ”Everything went as I expected, but at some point this error occurred.
- What did you think about when you saw the grades and realized that you had become a leader?
- At first I saw that in the free program I took third place. I thought that I lost some hundredths in total to those who had already skated, and now I’ll lower below. But in the end, I had enough for leadership. I see that I am the first, and ahead there are two skaters left to skate - Dmitry Aliyev and Michal Brzezina. Emotions at this moment covered immediately. I looked at the coaches to see if they understood what had happened. Then we rejoiced together.
- What was their first reaction?
- They were also happy, but they said that such mistakes should not be made at the European Championship.
- How did you prepare for this tournament?
- With great desire, without nerves. I was calm, there was even a premonition of a great holiday. We had a good mood and self-confidence. I felt some joy already in training. It performed easily.
- Although many athletes lose their shape after the New Year holidays. Did you have something like that?
“Surprisingly, no.” I did not have many days to rest. I went out on the ice on the evening of January 2. My form by that time did not have time to get lost. The day went round, the next he collected all the triples, and that same evening he made a triple axel and a quadruple salchow. After that, work began on the rolling programs.
- How are you with growth? How fast are you growing, and are jumps not lost because of this?
- Now, pah-pah-pah, it’s not going like such big leaps. A big leap has already taken place. Now, heavy loads prevent the body from growing rapidly. I add a maximum of one or two centimeters in a couple of months.
- Do you think you will end up growing very much?
- If you look at dad, grandfather, brother, then there is the possibility that I will grow a little more. Brother - 185 cm, father - 179. Something between, perhaps, will be (according to ISU, Arthur's height is 169 cm. - Sport24).
- At the European Championship you made the quadruple salchow. Do you work on other quads?
- Of course. Now I am in the form that allows me to learn and jump on new quads. I work on everything except the flip. Sometimes a problem with an edge creeps out - at some starts the judges set, at some - not. Sometimes naminas appear on the legs, so we approach this process of studying complex jumps carefully and wisely.
- Which of the four, besides the salchow, is better than the others?
- Probably, while the Rittberger is closer.
- Is it likely that he will appear in the programs before the end of the season?
- I don’t want to make any plans yet. Now I’m working to stabilize and show it as soon as possible.
- How are you doing with your studies?
- I have OGE this year. It’s necessary to prepare. Hard of course. But I hope I will pass the exams somehow and everything will be fine.
- What are you going to take?
- Since I'm going to coach, of the additional it will be biology and social studies.
- Do you often go to school?
- No, I have home schooling. Therefore, I am more often at home than at school.
- Do you follow the competitions in figure skating, where do you not take part?
- Yes, both for adults and juniors, including the usual starts, which take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the regions.
- Who is your idol in figure skating?
- No matter how strange it sounds, still Javier Fernandez. When I recognized him, I immediately liked him as an athlete, as an artist on ice. I like his jumps, giving himself in the programs, mood, communication with the public. He hooked me the most.
“Did you notice that you are a little like him?”
- They talked a lot about this. Is it just that I'm dark too. (Laughs.)
- What joke about figure skating did you laugh the last time?
- Today, just two or three people threw a meme with me and Fernandez. Just yesterday I laughed at the joke where I stand with the flag.
- Now you’re going to look at the rentals of our girls. What do you expect to see?
- It is very interesting to observe. I will really root for ours.
- What do you think when you see how they jump the most difficult jumps?
- I do not want to be left behind. I am very glad that the girls have stepped over this step and are developing in terms of quadruples, they prove that they can do it. Equality appears between male and female skating. Previously, boys were with quadruple, girls with triple. One is harder, the other is easier. Now everything is almost equal. At least in the Russian team.
- Would you like to compete with them?
- Although I am in the masculine, and they are in the feminine, I sometimes compare the results and the elements.
- At the Russian Championship, girls scored even more than boys.
- Yes, Anya Shcherbakova passed us. But she has more expensive quadruples.
- What are your plans for the rest of the season?
- Everyone will tell me, I don’t know anything yet. While I continue to prepare. My task is to perform at the remaining starts with pleasure, to get high, to skate with a fighting spirit.
- I personally would like to speak at the adult world championship?
- It would be interesting. But this is a difficult question, you need to think a lot and weigh everything.
“At the end of the interview, I would like to thank my coaches, my entire team, my fans, friends, family and our federation,” Arthur concluded.