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2003 European Championships
Jan. 20-26, 2003; Malmo, Sweden

Time Schedule

Mon, Jan. 20 11:00 (19:00; Japan) LADIES Qualifying Rounds
18:30 (Tue, Jan. 21, 2:30; Japan) OPENING CEREMONY
19:00 (Tue, Jan. 21, 3:00; Japan) PAIRS Short Program
Tue, Jan. 21 13:00 (21:00; Japan) ICE DANCING Compulsory Dances
18:30 (Wed, Jan. 22, 2:30; Japan) LADIES Short Program
Wed, Jan. 22 CANCELLED MEN Qualifying Rounds
18:30 (Thu, Jan. 23, 2:30; Japan) PAIRS Free Skating
Thu, Jan. 23 13:30 (21:30; Japan) PAIRS Free Skating
18:30 (Fri, Jan. 24, 2:30; Japan) LADIES Free Skating
Fri, Jan. 24 13:00 (21:00; Japan) MEN Short Program
18:30 (Sat, Jan. 25, 2:30; Japan) ICE DANCING Free Dance
Sat, Jan. 25 13:00 (21:00; Japan) MEN Free Skating
Sun, Jan. 26 14:30 (22:30; Japan) Exhibitions
* Detailed timetable (時差は8時間です。)

おめでとう〜ジェーニャ。3度目のユーロピアン・チャンピオンです!!

ジャンプの内容は少し控えめのようでしたが、手固くソツなくクリーンなノーミスの演技を披露。『僕のいちばんクリーンな演技だったよ。』『(4+3+3が跳べなかったことについて)今回はこれで十分。』本人も手応えを感じたようで文句なし。

2週間の調整の遅れがあるにも関わらず、無理をすることなくそれをカバーできたことは素晴らしい判断だったと思います。何よりプログラムの評価の高さ、バレエの要素を重点的に取り入れることで、改めて芸術的能力の高さを世界にアピールできたことがいちばんです。これでGPFチャンピオンとワールドタイトル奪還に向けて確実な布石ができたと思います。本当に意義のあるタイトルでした。そしてサンクト300、故郷で行われるGPFでは、本人の願い通り地元ファンへの最高のプレゼントになることでしょう。

何より表彰式のジェーニャがロシア国旗を見つめる表情がね〜。五輪のときの固い表情&暗い目を思い出すと、もう涙が止まんないわ。ホント再び大きなタイトルを手にするまで、長い道のりだったね。でもこれからが本番だっ。また興奮と感動を与えて下さい。

今日はGala。どうやらジェーニャはカルメンとサンクト300の後半を滑ったようです。


2003年1月25日

Free Skating marks:

StN. #22

5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9
5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0

Elements: 4 toe-3 toe, 3 toe, 3 axel, 3 lutz, 3 axel-2 toe, 3loo, 3 flip, 3 salchow

直後のニュースより:

Plushenko earned two 6.0s for artistry, and received plenty of 5.8s and 5.9s for his tribute to the 300th anniversary celebration of his native St. Petersburg, where he trains.

"That was my best clean program,'' Plushenko said.

He didn't do a second quad or the quad-triple-triple combination that he has completed in other competitions this season.

"For here, it was enough. Of course, in the future I would have to do the quad combination and second quad,'' Plushenko said.

The 2001 world champion has focused more on his presentation this season, working with a choreographer from the famed Kirov ballet.

"We are really developing this side,'' he said. "We are from a balletic country and we are working on music and I feel I can interpret it very well.''
Reference: Plushenko completes Russian title sweep
(Slam sports! ; MALMOE, Sweden (AP))

"Last year was hard for me (he missed two major championships through injury) so it was a relief to come here and win," said Plushenko, whose bitter rival and compatriot Alexei Yagudin, the Olympic and world champion, did not defend his title in Malmo. "I was fighting with myself and I succeeded."

"I really felt the music and I can interpret it very well," added Plushenko, who hugged his coach Alexei Mishin after leaving the ice. "I was skating for pleasure."

"In the past few days I lost my form a bit. What I did here was enough for me to win," he said. "It will be different at the world championships (in Washington DC in March) though."
Reference: Plushenko's back !
(Eurosports; MALMOE, Sweden (Reuters))

"I had trouble in the warm-up, I missed the flip and loop. But I was able to pull myself together in the competition and I hit them both. That was very positive. I was fighting with myself, and I succeeded", Plushenko said. "What I did was enough for today, but in the future I'll need to do the quad-triple-triple combination and the second quad, of course."
Reference: Men, Free Program
(ISU Latest News )


2003年1月24日

Short Program marks:

StN. #27

5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5
5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9

Elements: 4-toe-1-toe, 3-axel, 3-lutz

直後のニュースより:

The quad was high, the landing strong. But when Evgeni Plushenko dug in his toepick for a combination, he said he hit a hole in the ice. An intended triple became a single.
"I didn't jump. I couldn't," Plushenko said.

Still, Plushenko has sacrificed none of his youthful flamboyance. After landing his triple lutz, he held up three fingers for the cameras: "Count 'em."
And Plushenko wasn't in full agreement that his programs have skimped on athleticism. "I don't feel that," he said.
Reference: Plushenko leads despite missing combination
(Slam sports! ; MALMOE, Sweden (AP))

The 20-year-old blamed the error on a small hole in the ice. ''It was very unexpected,'' he said. ''Usually these holes should be filled with ice and then resurfaced. It happens sometimes, but rarely.''

''I'm pleased with the rest of my programme. I did everything else well,'' he added.
Reference: Russians win ice dance, Plushenko leads
(MSNBC News.com ; MALMOE, Sweden (Reuters))

"There was a little hole in the ice, it was very unexpected", Plushenko explained. "The quad toe itself was a good jump. I'm pleased with the rest of my program, I did everything else well."
Reference: Men, Short Program
(ISU Latest News )


Links:

2003 European Championships Official Site
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