Blick report on Kimmy Repond:
Die erst 16-jährige Kimmy Repond schafft bei der Eiskunstlauf-EM im finnischen Espoo den Coup. Die Baslerin gewinnt EM-Bronze.
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maschine translated:
"I feel amazing, it was really unexpected," Repond said. She said she didn't feel any different than at other competitions, coming here to do her best. Even the good starting position didn't concern her much: "I focused on my jumps and my choreography."
It's that simple when you're mentally strong. In this regard, Repond is helped by her sister Sidonie, who has been working independently as a mental coach and sports psychologist since 2015. On the ice, she is coached by her eldest sister Jérômie, among others, who secured SM bronze in December 2016.
The two older sisters were also the reason that Kimmy Repond started figure skating. She already put an exclamation mark at the Junior World Championships last April in Tallinn, when she finished seventh as the best European. It's also impressive how she balances school and sports - one practice takes place before school each day, which is why she gets up shortly after 5 a.m. She's also a good skater. She completed the eighth and ninth as well as the tenth and eleventh school years in one year each
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That's why Kimmy Repond, who would like to study medicine one day, will probably already have her Matura in the bag in May. So she will soon be able to focus entirely on sports, which is why the chances are good that she will make further headlines.
Interview by Swiss TV station, geo-blocked. She is way more composed in her interview than her compatriot Britschgi, great interview
Q: The smile will not leave your face for the next few weeks?
A: It still feels so unreal. It was always my dream to win a medal once in my career, now the dream comes true at my first European Championship. I'm really happy about it. It's so beautiful (her medal). I'm mega happy, I'm also looking forward to tomorrow's gala. Everything is so awesome.
Q: Have the knees trembled before going out on the ice?
Yes, nervousness is always there, but not different from any other competition. Joy was there more than usual because there were so many spectators. So for me it's been mega. And I love to have the possibility to skate in front of a big audience. I had the feeling that the people were really into it. That was extremely fun.
Before the short program, I just wanted to skate flawlessly and do my best, and that remained my goal for the free skate. Of course, the medal was already in the back of my mind. I didn't have the feeling that I was more nervous, but subconsciously I probably was. I couldn't sleep at all at night. Nevertheless, I just tried to do the same as in the short program. I am extremely proud.
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I've found a clip about her (13 yo) from 2020, Swiss TV, Glanz&Gloria (magazine about people), not geo-blocked
Mit ihren 13 Jahren durfte Kimmy bereits grosse Erfolge feiern wie ihre Siege an den internationalen Turnieren in Paris, Zagreb und Budapest. Ihre Passion zum Eiskunstlaufen entdeckt sie bereits mit 4 Jahren und lebt seither für diesen Sport. Ihr grosses Ziel ist es an den olympischen Spielen...
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While translating the video, I realised, what a professional she is, even back then at the age of 13, how well spoken and thoughtful. I've got the impression, she's highly intelligent, too.
[Intro] First the proverb: The distance between dreams and reality is called ... discipline. As we all know, discipline isn't for everyone, especially when you're a teenager. For 13-year-old Kimmy Repond, discipline is the key to fulfilling her big dream.
If you want to be one of the greats, you have to get up early. In Kimmy Repond's case, 5 a.m., 6 times a week.
"Even if I'm a little tired one day, I actually look forward to my training. I just make everything out of it that I can. If you enjoy something, you enjoy doing it."
Kimmy Repond is considered a great young talent. In her programs, she shows jumps, steps and pirouettes that hardly anyone her age in this country dares to do.
"Of course I train a lot, I also have very good coaches (laughter) and I just do it. Where there's a will, there's a way."
If you fall down once you will get up again. Kimmy Repond has internalized that. Thanks to her great willpower and extraordinary discipline, the 13-year-old from Basel has been able to convince at the Swiss Championships in her age group for the last four years in a row. She's got the hang of it.
[9:04] Not least thanks to her family. When she trains her daring jumps at the Basel Jumpfactory, it's not her parents who act in important roles, but her big sisters. Both former figure skaters. "This is Sidonie: she is my mental coach and fitness trainer. This is Jérômie. She's my off-ice and figure skating coach."
[9:35] That's Caline, the youngest addition to the family, and Kimmy's partner in crime as far as social media appearances go. "We do cool TikToks, we did another one yesterday." TikTok brings variety to a rigorously paced daily routine. --TikTok excerpts-- "A lot of ideas come from myself, they come suddenly when I see something. I also collect ideas and make something out of them." 2 hours or so Kimmy spends on social media. Nearly 90,000 are interested in her content.
[10:50] In addition to training and social media, however, school should not be neglected. At 13, Kimmy is already attending 10th grade.
"I did the 8th and 9th in one school year so I can finish school earlier and focus more on figure skating afterwards. I still want to go to Gymnasium (grammar/high school) because I think it's just a standard you need in life, also to be able to study after figure skating." ...
For now, Kimmy Repond remains the future ice princess of Switzerland.
published 23.06.2020
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Britschgi sounds like someone who has unexpectedly won a medal 
