September 19, 20178 yr It's been announced today that Matilda Algotsson will represent Sweden at the Nebelhorn Trophy. I'm happy for Matilda She was better than Joshi at Lombardia. I hope both Matilda and Sasha Majorov earn a spot for the Olympics!!
September 20, 20178 yr 9 hours ago, ralucutzagy said: Ha, this is so cool!!! Alex Majorov playing guitar !!! Sasha has been active on Twitter lately It's nice to see him happy and relaxed
September 20, 20178 yr 14 hours ago, turquoiseblue said: It's been announced today that Matilda Algotsson will represent Sweden at the Nebelhorn Trophy. I'm happy for Matilda She was better than Joshi at Lombardia. I hope both Matilda and Sasha Majorov earn a spot for the Olympics!! According to this article, Joshi is happy for Matilda. She thinks it was an obvious choice since Matilda has performed very well. She is not so disappointed with it, but more disappointed with what she has done at Lombardia, saying she put too much pressure on herself. She has skated clean performances many times but can't show it in competition.
September 20, 20178 yr Here is a new article about Michael: Olympic slot in Martinez’ sights Michael is confident of qualifying for the Olympics though his back injury isn't completely healed. Quote “I’m confident of qualifying,” said Martinez during a brief visit to Manila after the SEA Games. “I’ve worked hard on my new program which I think is amazing. I’ve reduced my weight by 20 pounds so I’m able to execute my jumps and spins with less weight to carry. I’ve been very disciplined in what I eat. For breakfast, I take egg white for pure protein. For lunch, I take a small meal and for dinner, I take steak with very little salt. I run, do sauna and cardio exercises. I’m in the best shape of my life.” Martinez said his back injury isn’t completely healed but the pain is more than tolerable. “I’ll need surgery to address the pain in between the L4 and L5, the two lowest vertebrae in the lumbar spine, but the recovery will take a year and a half so I’ve decided to just do therapy for the moment. It means a lot of icing and stretching before and after performing. Right now, my body is holding up. I won’t let the chance of competing in my second Olympics go by.” He will include a 4A at Milan Worlds if he makes progress in perfecting it. Quote Martinez said he’s got a full schedule leading to the Winter Olympics on Feb. 9-25 next year. After Nebelhorn, he will compete at the Cup of Nice in France on Oct. 11-15, the Santa Claus Cup in Hungary on Dec. 4-10 and the Four Continents in Taipei on Jan. 22-27. Martinez said if he makes progress in perfecting the quad axel, he’ll introduce it at the World Championships in Milan on March 19-25. “No one has ever done a quad axel,” he said. “It’s very high-risk. Skaters practice it using a harness. I’ve tried it without a harness and of course, I fell but it’s something I’m hoping to do someday. It’s in my pipeline of things to perform. I did my first triple axel in 2012 and my first quad toe loop at the SEA Games. The only way to get ahead in figure skating is to raise the degree of difficulty in my routine and that’s what I’m doing.” He is motivated but I'm worried about his health... On a personal note: He finally met his long-lost Japanese father. Quote Martinez said on a personal note, he has found a new sense of inner peace after finally meeting his long-lost Japanese father Ichiro Osawa in Manila early this year. “I’d never met my father before,” he said. “I found him on Facebook and when I visited Manila early this year, we got together in BGC for about three hours. I was so happy to meet my father. I found out that in my Japanese ancestry, there was someone who participated in the first-ever Winter Olympics in luge. My father told me he wants to spend more time with me when I visit next and maybe, we could go fishing. I’m looking forward to that.” I'm so happy for him
September 20, 20178 yr 11 hours ago, turquoiseblue said: He will include a 4A at Milan Worlds if he makes progress in perfecting it. He will what Oh god, I just hope he stays healthy
September 20, 20178 yr Author 12 hours ago, turquoiseblue said: He will include a 4A at Milan Worlds if he makes progress in perfecting it. I wish he wouldn't do that. It's purely for hype, and I am just not a fan of that. I get the need to try and get some attention but there are other ways. His 3A is not good, never mind a quad axel. Hopefully in reality he's actually concentrating on lading the jumps he has, or maybe including another quad properly.
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