Johnny’s new teleconference with U.S. media is up, and he sounds like very well focused and fired-up for this season !
And his training sounds going well.
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“ I work every day in Russian which is a foreign language for me,” he said.
“For Soviet and Russian sportsmen there was always a sense of determination and need that people felt through sport, so if you were not the best you would not achieve very much in life,” Weir said.
“The Russian coaches, especially of those of Galina’s era, all teach in a very Soviet way and if you are not doing the maximum to achieve a result you may as well stop training.
“Of course, sometimes it is a little stressful training in the Russian system because they have a very different way of teaching and communicating than it was with my American coach.
But, I am thriving under the system and I hope to continue to grow and keep getting better and better.
“In America people have the chance to be lazy because we have never had to sacrifice one aspect of our lives for another – we never need to choose,
” Weir added. “But in the Russian system you have to choose. When you have the results you can do what you want. Through training with my team I feel every day can make or break you.
There is no opportunity to fall back and no opportunity to relax, especially during the season. ”
Russian training sounds interesting, very strict and tough but I’m loving that kind of way than sugar coating way.
And Galina is well known as one of the most strict coach, I suppose Johnny’ s shape must be well-trained same as last season. Personally, I feel I want a coach like Galina for my personal goals. LOL.
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“ Weir said his team looks after his day-to-day needs so he can focus on the job that needs to be done.
“I am completely taken care of from the time I wake up,” Weir said.
“Nina makes me pomegranate juice so I have that energy to start my day and my skates are driven to the rink for
me. I don’t have to think about anything except my next practice or my next competition. "
Johnny’s food life also sounds better than before, not only coffee breakfast and lunch.
It’s good to hear that he has energy to start his day and training.
I wonder what is Pomegranate juice ? I don’t drink juice, but it sounds full of vitamin and nutrition in it, so that he can get high energy.
He sounds comfortable to be completely taken care of his days to achieve his goal.
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“ Weir said he has noticed changes in his body through his new training regime.
“This year I saw some kind of shocking change when I could not get my jeans on because working on the crazy spins and jumps has made my legs bigger,” he said.
“But I can see a huge creative difference ... and that is something I definitely needed to work on. It’s definitely difficult to teach an old dog new tricks.”
LOL, since seeing his shoulder got bigger last season, I can imagine that his legs also got bigger.
I would like to see what kind of training he has been doing with them if possible, and want to be inspired from it.
I love someone with full of fire, energy and has strong passion for their goal. It’s so beautiful.
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“ The 2008 U.S. silver medalist said he is planning on adding a quad to his free program this season, even though he is not a fan of the jump. “I don’t believe the quad is the be all and end all of figure skating and I am a firm disbeliever in that theory,” Weir said,
“and I think it can take away from a beautiful program when people are trying and failing. I admire people who can do it as if it is no problem – but if I had my way I would not do it.”
Weir said he believes it is important to establish himself as one of the top skaters in the world this season. “For me it is all about skating clean and being the best I can be in every went without killing myself. Next season is the season to kill yourself,” he said. "
Wow, it means next season is the one he will be taking all the risks?
Going for everything ?
It sounds great strategy , step by step to get to the goal, well calculated , thinking about his body condition.
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“ Though he loves his new programs, Weir said he is not in love with the new judging system. “I am happy with my short program (“On the Wings of Time”) but there is precious little time to create a mood and do something beautiful ... running from element to element and throw in some flair,”
he said.
Cant’s wait to see it !!!
His way of using body, arms, and hands are getting more and more polished every season , and hope it has interesting choreography in it.
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“I don’t believe this (new judging) system promotes anything except the technical elements. There is very little time to even breathe in a program,”
he said.
“There is really no chance to set a mood or to show something interesting. I think Jeff did a very good job with his program (last season) of balancing the artistic with the technical and Stéphane Lambiel is also very good at it.”
That’s nice and that's one of my favorite part of Johnny honestly saying his weakness, complement other skaters who has something he doesn’t have.
I agree that in this judging system, it’s so tough to show everything with clean programs, this judging system does not promote artistry.
It’s not all about choreography, but natural expression with music, every detailed artistic movements also.
Jeffrey Buttle did excellent job with full content and choreography last Worlds, after giving up to do quad.
Stephane Lambiel also did great artistry , but he could not skate clean.
Skaters may need to give up something with this judging system.
Quad ? Or less content ? Or less choreography ? Or no musicality ? Besides, mind-set.
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Weir described his new long program to “Notre Dame de Paris” as very interesting. “It is almost like I am a story teller with hints of the hunchback and Esmeralda,” he said. “
He is always a story teller on ice to me , not out going performance but subtle and it’s the most inspiring in my soul.
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“ When asked about the design of his costumes for the new season, Weir responded enthusiastically.
“I got my new short program costume yesterday. This year I did the designs completely by myself and it was a really great experience,” he said.
“I brought sketches to Galina and asked if they could be made.
“For the short I wanted it to be a fantasy. I wanted color and something strong, something a fantasy conductor would wear because it is a violin piece,”
he added. “It has a little off the shoulder action, velvet and rhinestones – but that is me.”
For the free program, Weir said he drew a lot of inspiration from Notre Dame including the gargoyles and color scheme of the church.
“You know, the old stone, old windows - I wanted something that was a little Esmeralda, a little Quasimodo,” he said. “It is starting to look Johnny Weirish.”
Fantasy and Gargoyles … sounds great !
I’ve never disappointed for his costumes so I’m not so worry about that.
His costumes have been creative , unique and beautiful and they were all my taste.
All the best, Johnny !