I do miss Yuzu and Jun and Katia. And when I would work with Peter Jensen, hed put us into a state of relaxation and do visualization and then bring us out and Id be nice and sleepy and just shuffle off to my room. 28.) It came down to one tenth of one point, and all I needed was one of those to go my way and the results would have been different.. But then I had to learn quickly. Boitano removed his headphones just as Orsers final score was announced. We werent instant pen pals or anything like that, but I knew I was going to be seeing him along the way. It was like when you have static cling in your laundry, and you pull the clothes apart you see sparks. And the actual skating stuff, feeling light and confident with your choreography. Thats how green I was. And he happened to come second and I felt bad about that too. I look back at the [judging] system, and everybody squawks about the judging system now, but that system was so strange. And that was that.. With ice rinks in Canada shut, Medvedeva travelled to Los Angeles, then to Japan where she was to take part in an off-season show (that, too, was later cancelled). When the coronavirus pandemic struck, March's World Championships set for Montreal were cancelled at short notice. But now its definitely a memory. Medvedeva had informed Orser of the change on Tuesday, before the news broke publicly on Wednesday morning in Russia. Thats what it comes down to. Required fields are marked *. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto The coaching team that we have is really strong and we are all helping each other. You could almost move your hand in the air and feel sparks.. I was asking them whats going on and saying Im getting some media interest so I need to know what to say. I had a lot of stress because I skated first in the last warm-up, and I did a triple Axel-double loop for the first time in competition. Book your camp today. We were doing classes regularly on FaceTime, but it was just getting too difficult for her, and that is why she made the move she did., For many of us, the pandemic has shifted the way we go about our daily tasks, and it is no different with coaches such as Orser and Wilson. Orser, for one, could not imagine holding a national championship virtually. "It was a great experience to coach her," Canadian trainer says after Olympic silver medallist returned to old coach Eteri Tutberidze. They were so disappointed because it looked like the one competition that was going to happen in real time, and they were skating well. I always struggled with compulsory figures, so I worked on them nonstop, Boitano explained. . It was unfortunate and well just never make that mistake again. Orser is now a coach of top skaters (including Yuna Kim, Yuzuru Hanyu, and Javier Fernandez to name a few), and the creator of the recent Peak Performance Skating App. He would go on to appear with them on and off for nearly 20 years, skating his last with the show in 2007. That was a tough one for them and it was hard to get them motivated after that, to be honest with you. Programs. To sort of break through and become an artistic skater that was genuine, it took some time. one of the most politically in-touch and savvy skaters, and Rainbow Ice is Theres really no words to describe it. We are dealing with a 13-hour time difference, so its an early morning or late-night session, but it has been really well organized and manageable, with somebody following the skater on the ice, and a big screen so they can see any instructions or corrections., Orser has also had some of his skaters send videos for him to analyze. First of all, I can understand and deal with technology a lot better.