"Hello" magazine No.48 - 01.12.2009.- scans:
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=63&p=3114#p3084Pairs skating
Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin will come on the ice together at the award ceremony "Crystal Ice"Once they were rivals. Both fought for Olympic gold, competed at the world championships, placing in front of the judges a difficult choice which of the two deserves the highest award. It is now a thing of the past, and former rivalry (and some believe, even and hostility), replaced by respect and cooperation. December 12, two brilliant athletes will take to the ice in a show during the award ceremony "Crystal Ice".
Before the performance in "Luzhniki", "HELLO!" met with Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin, to ask them some questions.
- Evgeni, what you are preparing as surprise for the audience at prize "Crystal Ice"?
- I will only say that it will be brilliant spectacle. Details will not disclose. In fact, this is and a surprise.
- They say that before the Olympics in Vancouver, you train 24 hours per a day, keep a sharp rigorous sports mode, and lost much weight.
- Yes, I lost a lot of weight. Almost 10 kilograms. But recently I have flu, and spent a week in bed. I had to drink plenty of fluids, very calorie stuff. In the end, scored a couple of extra kilos. And the fact, that I train 24 hours per a day - it is a little exaggeration. But the sports mode I hold really strict. Rise 8.30 morning. First - classes in the gym, then - ice. A small break, then again training, and again classes in the hall. As a result, I am engaged 8 hours a day - a 4 workout. And I try as often as possible, to play tennis.
- Not afraid to get injured?
- The fact is that the motion in tennis is very similar to those, which I have to perform on the ice, well-stretched muscles of the hands and feet. And when you jump, running the entire corpus. It is even useful.
- Evgeni, probably, you have repeatedly asked, why you needed to return to the amateur sports?
- O-oh-oh. It told me many times. Some people still do not understand, how I, after several complicated operations, stood up on the ice. And still went to the Olympics! Others, even worse, not well-intentioned's, said that me for return to the sport paid five million dollars. This, of course, complete nonsense. In the amateur sports, I returned only for myselfs and my fans, and even for the sake of the beloved woman, my wife Yana Rudkovskaya. Yana first told me, that I could skate well. And, you know, I believe her. (Smiles). By the way, before the performance at the Moscow Grand Prix, some "well-wishers" come up to me, and wished success through his teeth - they say: "come on, hold on, we'll see you." So? I took the first place.
- Your opponents in Vancouver will be twenty years. No complexes?
- I am still going at age 31, to go on the ice in Sochi. I have much more experience than these children. Although, on the other hand, they are really strong contenders, ignore that, too, can not.
- Evgeni, your performances - it is always show. Number, which you are preparing for the Olympics, also secret?
- The main thing for me - to do it, and skate the programs, as I have now obtained during training. If everything goes, I'll be happy. As for entertainment, there is no need to confuse my exibition performances and competitions. New program, I really prepare. After the Olympics, 'll do it right up. That this would indeed be a real show. "Sex Bomb", sorry, do not repeat, but you will the sea of humor, laughter, I guarantee. Even, I thinking invited to take part of a famous clown. But it will be later. Meanwhile, the main thing - Vancouver.
Our competition is In the past. We both are good athletes- Alexey, you are also going to Vancouver?
- Yes. Only as a spectator. I dont want to miss this outstanding event. Moreover, in all Olympics, I participated as an athlete. I want to look at all this from side. I very much want to visit again in Vancouver. This is one of my favorite cities.
- For whom will you cheering?
- Of course, for our skaters. For Zhenya's! Frankly, I respect his decision to return to the amateur sports. Not everyone would be able to do so. I wish him luck.
- Probably appeal for those times, when you are personally were fighting for Olympic gold?
- Why "appeal"? We must move on. After the Olympics in Salt Lake City, where I took the gold, if you remember, I immediately went to World Championships. I won the fourth medal of the world champion. Planned and the next Olympics, and the next ... but seriously injured thigh. The doctors said that I can not walk. However, as you can see, nothing is not impossible. And for those athletes, as we, Zhenya and I - even more so. (Smiles).
- What is in your own plans for the future?
- While I'm involved in a project of the First channel "Ice Age", then we will have a great tour of the CIS countries and Europe. Then will take some shooting for a movie. To be honest, I'm thinking about a career in show business.
Yagudin: Let Plushenko learns difficult jumpsAlexei Yagudin and Evgeni Plushenko, again will return to the one ice. December 12 in Moscow will be awarding the annual prize in the world of figure skating "Crystal Ice". Organizer show - world champion in ice dancing Ilia Averbukh brought together two bitter rivals. About that, how long had to persuade Plushenko's, and whether to wait for his rivalry with former competitor, Infox.ru told Ilia Averbukh, and Alexei Yagudin.
I live in a fairy tale, but let Plushenko learns jumpsPlushenko and Yagudin did not go to one ice, for several years. The last time they teamed up on a television show, where Plushenko was the host, and Yagudin - participant.
After that, path of the brightest Olympic champions in figure skating, in recent years diverged. Plushenko already half a year preparing for her third Games. Yagudin is still riding in television projects and shows, acted in films, tries to leads television programs, and about the victories in the amateur sport, only remembers.
"I was a few years in professional sports. There quite different rules, and even the views, not only at skating, than also at the life", - said Yagudin.
However, fans of figure skating continues to expect from Plushenko and Yagudin rivalry, even if it is not competition, than just a show. But Alexey assured, that specifically for the meeting with Plushenko did not prepare.
"Our rivalry ended in 2002, in the long program at the Olympics. After that, we will no longer compete in major events. At the moment, Plushenko - a person who is an amateur sport, he is going to perfom at the Olympics. And indeed, his chances of victory in the Games is great, if only himself, something he did not spoil", - considers the Olympic champion in Salt Lake City.
"It would be good, if he had, does not I, prepared for difficult jumps to the performance on" Crystal Ice", because with them, he will must to fight in Vancouver. I have many years of living in a "fairy tale", thank to Ilya Averbukh. In this performance is not important to skate, than play"- said Yagudin.
"No joint numbers with Plushenko's not be, and "hand in hand" on the ice we just not come", - joked the Olympic champion.
We are not friendsPlushenko with Yagudin's has never been friends, even in a period when they skating in same coach - Alexei Mishin. But relations with Ilia Averbukh, soured not so long ago. Evgeni retired from "Ice Age", and tried to do his show, taking skaters from the Averbukh projects.
(and vice versa )"Zhenya and me, constantly want to estrange. Wtrite, that we went to various streets, and do not holding each other's for hands. In this show, for me is important moment of merging. Certainly, Zhenya and I are not friends, who call up every day, and ask each other how things were going. But we are great professionals, and very respectful to each other. I personally invite Zhenya's, and will invite him in all my future projects", - said Ilia Averbukh.
"If Evgeni will do his own projects, I think, too, our way may be intersection" - continued the producer of ice shows.
"I am, certainly, have a professional contract for all, and everyone. Reconcile, to seat someone at a table, so they were all together in one team. To say, that the invite Plushenko's in our show was very difficult, I will not. Of course, Evgeni and his team, at first, more cautious attitude to this proposal. After all there are certain contract terms, but they are absolutely normal and achievable", - summed Averbukh...
From the "first" list, cancel the following skaters:
Sergei Voronov
Artem Borodulin
Yuko Kavaguti - Alexander Smirnov
Oksana Domnina - Maxim ShabalinThe Prize "Crystal Ice"
December 12, Small Sport Arena "Luzhniki".
Participants:
Men Alexei Yagudin
Evgeni Plushenko
Artem Grigoriev
Ivan Tretyakov
LaidesIrina Slutskaya
Alena Leonova
Katarina Gerboldt
Elizabeth Tuktamysheva
Adelina Sotnikova
Ice Dancing Tatiana Navka - Roman Kostomarov
Jana Khokhlova - Sergei Novitski
Catherine Rublev - Ilya Schaefer
PairsMaria Mukhortova - Maxim Trankov
Lyubov Iliushechkina - Nodari Maisuradze
Anastasia Martiusheva - Alexei Rogonov