Interesting quotes from Aliev in an interview with Tatjana Flade:
For the free program, you first chose the song “S.O.S. d’un terrien en détresse “, then you changed it to” L’Immensita “. When I heard about the first version of the music, I thought that it might be hard for you to skate to this kind of music, because you skate emotionally, and this music is also very emotional, kind of fatal. The deceased Denis Ten performed his last program to it.
Dmitri Aliev: Yes, that is what happened. We started to do the program, and the music began to take over, but at the same time there was some kind of stupor. Some people can skate like that. But when I skate with a heart on a sleeve, then I have zero control. I need to jump, I need to be focused, but I understand that this is the same story as in the 2017-2018 season, when I had a short program, to the music which Denis Ten also skated. That was also such a strong music, lyrical, sad. And for some reason these programs do not work for me. They are really heavy for your souls. We realized that we urgently needed to do something. Look for something new in this program, try to change steps, etc., although everything was beautifully choreographed. For me it was a pleasure to skate it, but there was some kind of stupor and that’s it. And we came to the decision that we will change the program. Sometimes when this music is played on ice, Olga Germanovna’s eyes fill with tears. The music is strong, and you try to lose yourself in it. I am also a sensitive person, I skate and I get goosebumps, but you don’t need it in skating.
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I'd kind of hope for silver to give her the full hat trick of medals. Then Tar/Mor can win gold. But can you imagine 4 medals at 4 different Olympics? Has any other figure skater done this, excluding team medals? Virtue/Moir have 3/3 and Plushenko has 3/3 (I'm not counting his team because she doesn't have that opportunity).
(I'm sure they'll use video too)
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