Are Tarasova/Morozov the only pair doing one of the training camps?
Dmitriev also said the rinks are opening in St Petersburg..As for the rest of the pairs on the national team, we already know that Moskvina's group isn't going to the training camps. Dmitriev said that he only has one junior pair on the reserve team, and apparently only the main team is allowed in Novogorsk. He's looking into other rinks outside of the Moscow area.
Артур Дмитриев: будем искать варианты для тренировок вне Москвы
Тренер фигуристов Артур Дмитриев сообщил РИА Новости, что намерен искать возможности для ледовых занятий своей группы вне Москвы. РИА Новости Спорт, 25.05.2020rsport.ria.ru
No rinks are currently open in St. Petersburg, but a coach we spoke to said they are preparing the ice and expect to reopen shortly.
Pavliuchenko/Khodykin's coach (Sergei Dobroskokov) is listed here for Novogorsk: https://m.sport.business-gazeta.ru/article/255351/ so I assume P/K are/will be there as well.Are Tarasova/Morozov the only pair doing one of the training camps?
Here's a video with Alena (outside at Novogorsk?), Anna is shown for a second.
While the national team skaters have not yet gone on the ice, but being on the Olympic base alone gives an incredibly positive attitude. Precautions are strict: distance on the rink, in locker rooms, dining rooms and rooms.
In Novogorsk, athletes will eat at separate tables, at the rink - no more than eight people, a quarantine base - neither Olympians nor personnel can leave.
I'd say life is quiet here.
The bit where Yagudin grabbed a handful of ice ‘snow’ and threw it into the air was amazing.
I wonder how long this arrangement will proceed for? It's a big commitment for all staff and athletes not to leave.
The rhythmic gymnasts are already on month 2 of strict isolation. They do all their practices in their rooms (one person/room), only leaving to go to the cafeteria (one at a table) and on walks (with appropriate distance).
It is important to stay calm and quiet for a while until there are no cases around you and of course the masks are so important in case someone picks it up but does not exhibit symptoms yet.@barbarafan, you think my post is sad... I didn't mean to say something sad. When I say "I don't remember anything worse than that", I mean that maybe the situation could be worse, but it seems to be not bad. I have no right to say that our situation is better than the situation somewhere else. Anyway we have some problems or troubles - I tried to remember those negative posts which I had seen.
It seems I almost don't see bad stories about hospitals now. More often I see something like: "We want to work!" These people are angry, but it seems they still have enough money to pay for their internet and for their food. As far as I can see the streets are quiet (even though the police isn't controlling every door).
Some people write that they don't want to wear masks. I think the situation is not so bad, if those angry posters which I see, don't have more important things to argue about.
The kicks of the state funded sports. Either you go and do as said or...Honestly it sounds like prison for the gymnasts.
If the prison brings medals, money and fame, I am pretty sure they are quite keen to be put into this prison. While they are practising, the rest of the world isn’t, so they will have a huge advantage.Honestly it sounds like prison for the gymnasts.
If the prison brings medals, money and fame, I am pretty sure they are quite keen to be put into this prison.
Thank God for all the PPL holding the hospitals together. The ones they lose must be taking a large toll.Many doctors don't even have an opportunity to go to the toilet when they need. Many doctors are grateful, if they get an opportunity not to contact with their families too often - even though they love their families too.
Many new rules "sound like prison". It is weird for many Russians, that people may take their dogs for a walk today, but people are not supposed to take for a walk their kids (if they live in a city and don't have their own yard). All those people keep living somehow.
Many new rules "sound like prison". It is weird for many Russians, that people may take their dogs for a walk today, but people are not supposed to take for a walk their kids (if they live in a city and don't have their own yard). All those people keep living somehow.
That’s not done only by people in Moscow. People in London do the same, and a few people here on the forum also admitted that they go to shop every three days, which also increases the risk as opposed to making one big shopping weekly or every other week.The people I know in Moscow have been pushing the boundaries of the rules, and walking back and for to the shops repeatedly to get some exercise or walking around the blocks of apartments in their complex which in some cases can be up to a km around. It is the parks they are missing the most. Given the chances are way less of catching the v**us in open spaces, I really don't see why they don't open the parks. You are in much more danger in confined spaces the local supermarket.
No, I think their current training conditions are probably very comparable to their ‘normal’ (pre-virus) training conditions. Even if in normal times they have the theoretical freedom to go where they want to go and do what they want to do, in reality being elite gymnasts means that they still spend so much time in gym, that they don’t go out much anyway. And as for doing in normal times what they want, being elite gymnasts put some serious restrictions on what they can or can’t do anyway.I just mean I don't think this "prison for the gymnasts" is worse than other places of deprivation of liberty.
High level sports is basically entertainment for people to watch on TV. But one does wonder what the cost of this entertainment is.
Absolutely! Although for the rest of us, non-athletes, it counts as entertainment. It is amazing what the human body can achieve, especially when it is matched with a person who has strong will and a bit of luck. At this stage of my life, I prefer to watch though!High level sports is much more than that, for the athletes it is about pushing yourself to the limits of your potential. To achieve as much as possible.
Yeah right!! And they are considering Russia to host cancelled JGP events. LOL.Мean wile Moscow is planning a big happy 'rona party on 24/6 - the victory parade that didn't take place on 9/5 will be held on 24/6.
Having spent almost three years in Japan, I would say the word 'docile' is spot on.
Because when they open them, there's a good chance that people will all go there and make it crowded enough to spread it. One of the parks in Toronto in a densely populated area looked like this after they opened parks again.The people I know in Moscow have been pushing the boundaries of the rules, and walking back and for to the shops repeatedly to get some exercise or walking around the blocks of apartments in their complex which in some cases can be up to a km around. It is the parks they are missing the most. Given the chances are way less of catching the v**us in open spaces, I really don't see why they don't open the parks. You are in much more danger in confined spaces such as the local supermarket.
Absolutely! It’s a public veneer that wears off after a few AsahisAs someone who has been in a relationship with a Japanese person for the last 25 years, "docile" is not the word that would come to my mind.