Kévin Aymoz fan thread

[CaliSteve]

I don't really like the word "reveals" for homosexuality, but well, Kevin didn't write the article !
Anyway, he is a fantastic skater, and seems to be a fantastic person as well. Congrats

I think it was the way it was translated.

 

[Vagabond]

I think it was the way it was translated.

Patinage artistique. Kévin Aymoz révèle son homosexualité sur Canal +

Le champion de patinage artistique grenoblois a fait son coming out dans le documentaire de Canal + Faut qu'on parle.

www.ledauphine.com

IINM, @briancoogaert is a native French speaker and has correctly translated "révèler" as "to reveal."

Personally, I thought that Aymoz's posting a photo on Instragram of his feet on a rainbow-colored crosswalk some time ago left little doubt on the matter.

 

[CaliSteve]

IINM, @briancoogaert is a native French speaker and has correctly translated "révèler" as "to reveal."

Personally, I thought that Aymoz's posting a photo on Instragram of his feet on a rainbow-colored crosswalk some time ago left little doubt on the matter.

Yup and the hand-holding picture at a cafe.

 

[Sylvia]

Time to bump up Aymoz's fan thread after 1+ years! Today he shared the inspiration for his 2022-23 free skate program (based on Madeline Miller's 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem Iliad as told from the perspective of Patroclus): https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVETB7IBoC/
Machine translated excerpt:

"It was in this book that I found the inspiration to choreograph my freestyle program for the upcoming season." a story that touched me a lot that's why I decided to share it with you. I hope I can transport you to my world through skating! Looking forward to presenting it to you!! I'm using soundtrack from a movie, from a totally different story that has been skated multiple times before. I couldn't find any other music that moved me as much as this one when I listened to it!

ETA: Refer to @Enchanted's post below for additional info.

 

[Evgeniafan]

Time to bump up Aymoz's fan thread after 1+ years! Today he shared the inspiration for his 2022-23 free skate program (based on Madeline Miller's 2011 novel The Song of Achilles, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem Iliad as told from the perspective of Patroclus): https://www.instagram.com/p/ChVETB7IBoC/
Machine translated excerpt:

I think it will be a masterpiece.

 

[Enchanted]

The machine translation is a bit messed up.

He worked with Maxime Rodriguez and Hugo Chouinard. Cizeron had recommended the book for him.

 

[Vagabond]

En fin!

 

[On My Own]

En fin!

What happened?

 

[briancoogaert]

Kevin skated the best he can actually do and it is so refreshing !
Congrats to him !

 

[Marco]

So great to see him skate well and happy! I particularly like the voidy short program!

 

[kwanfan1818]

So happy for him for such beautiful skating and for two great performances at Worlds

 

[Sylvia]

Spectrum (Tampa) Bay News 9 story published on April 21, 2023 (video only available for registered users; caption reads: "Olympic figure skater Kevin Aymoz trains at Ellenton Ice and Sports Complex in Bradenton, Fla."):

Olympic figure skater Kevin Aymoz achieves new goals

Kevin Aymoz is one of the top men’s figure skaters.

www.baynews9.com

Kevin is posting vlogs for each of the French Team tour stops: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...çaise-part-quatre.107545/page-11#post-6425432

ETA that Skate Info Glace's Solène Mathieu interviewed Kevin at Worlds.
In French: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/saison-2022-2023/championnats-du-monde-interview-kevin-aymoz-fr/
In English: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/saison-2022-2023/championnats-du-monde-interview-kevin-aymoz-eng/

 

[Evgeniafan]

I'm so happy that Kevin will be the choreographer of a few other skaters. I can't wait to see them.

 

[Sylvia]

Quotes after Kevin debuted his programs at Autumn Classic International (won the silver) in Pierrefonds this weekend:

After SP: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1702885231756300329

A popped quad toe left Kevin Aymoz 6th in the SP, but the Frenchman admitted he did not expect perfection: "It was not my day .... But now I know what I have to do to change the program ("Bird Gerhl") to feel better & grow the program."
Aymoz shared his performance philosophy: "We don't play it safe -- the beauty is getting out of your comfort zone." The short was choreographed by Aymoz & dancer Brice Mousset, founder of OUI DANSE in NYC.

After FS: https://twitter.com/LynnRutherford/status/1703234054596796862

Aymoz was against the idea until he saw Maurice Bejart's Bolero production at Opera National de Paris: "I said, oh, I have to go. And when I saw the dancers, it was crazy. I was crying. I was full of inspiration." Aymoz choreographed the FS over several months.
Saturday was only the third or fourth time Aymoz did a full run-through of the Bolero program. He and Fontana were not certain about including a quad, but in the end, "We decided, why not. I looked at this competition as a practice," Aymoz said.

Last week he shared a clip from his new SP: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxFr_3XuQq2/

 

[Sylvia]

Published by Golden Skate (Oct. 24, 2023):

Kevin Aymoz opens up about goals and aspirations

Kevin Aymoz Kevin Aymoz of France appears to be in the prime form of his figure skating career for the 2023-24 season and opens up about his career goals and […]

www.goldenskate.com

Direct link to Judith Dombrowski's sit down interview in Allen, Texas (21 mins.): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCPY2-nH0Ag

ETA from NBC Olympics ("French skater Kevin Aymoz’s free skate ended going face-to-face with one of the judges and we have both angles of the staredown. "): https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyyb327rsNB/

 

[Sylvia]

Solène Mathieu interviewed Kevin for Skate Info Glace after the competition:

Interview - Kevin Aymoz

Kevin Aymoz a gagné une très belle médaille d’argent au Skate America. Nous l’avons rencontré après la compétition. Solène : Quel est votre bilan de cette compétition ? Kevin : Je suis très heureux. La journée du programme court a été difficile. L’entraînement le matin ne s’était pas bien passé...

www.skate-info-glace.com

English version: https://www.skate-info-glace.com/saison-2023-2024/skate-america-interview-kevin-aymoz-eng/

 

[Vagabond]

And just when he had an iconic Bolero Free Skate that we may never see again.

 

[caseyedwards]

Sad news but not uncommon for him at euro

 

[briancoogaert]

That is heartbreaking

 

[orbitz]

Sad news but not uncommon for him at euro

It's not uncommon that Kevin did not qualify for the LP, especially at this stage of his career ?

 

[Kateri]

It's not uncommon that Kevin did not qualify for the LP, especially at this stage of his career ?

It's certainly happened before, and not that long ago, either.

 

[Orm Irian]

It's certainly happened before, and not that long ago, either.

Euros 2020. I was there. He absolutely crashed and burned and it was devastating to watch.

 

[DreamSkates]

Euros 2020. I was there. He absolutely crashed and burned and it was devastating to watch.

I remember seeing that. I had never seen a skater crash and burn like that. At least this time he didn’t injure himself or seem to have emotional breakdown like before. But still puzzling.