sap
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 02:49:12 PM
l recall a little section on Evgeni Plushenko is webite where his coach
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Alexei Mishin is asked about Japan skater Miki Ando is famous quad
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jump....
On Japan junior skater Miki Ando becoming the first
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female to land a quad:
''Without a sparrow in hands, they are
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striving to catch a crane in the sky (old saying). They (Japanese) don’t
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have average achievements to hold onto.''
What exactly does he
mean by that???
Bub
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 02:17:51 AM
he means they (japanese) over-achieve but her other skating
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isnt as good and in skating, especially with the new system, other things
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like spins and footwork are an even bigger part of the program. so she may
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be doing a quad, but it doesnt mean she is winning.
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thats how i interpret it.
krizza
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Thursday, 12th of August 2010 09:30:03 PM
At the time, they didn't have a history of success, even though
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they have produced great skaters. This quote was said before any Japanese
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female had won Worlds or the Olympics (which they now have won both) & to
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me seems to refer to the fact that they are doing incredible things, going
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above & beyond what is required, but had no awards to show for it. It
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seems to hint at respect while taking a jab at what had been perceived as
a general lack of all-around talent & more focus on jumps by Japanese,
which now is no longer entirely true.
To say the ''old saying'' in other words, they didn't have the basics of
what is necessary (the sparrow in hand), but were still attempting to go
far ahead of anyone else (catch a crane in the sky).
Since that time, with the end of the era of skaters who had gotten their
start in Soviet training camps, Japanese skaters have now filled a void &
have ushered in a new style & era in figure skating.