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From Russian TV:
February 1994
RUSSIAN INTERVIEW LILLEHAMMER 1994
transcripted by Amy Lala and Olya Smolyanova
This is another interview from Lillehammer. Sergei and Katia are in a pressroom. Zueva and Zakharov are also there.
Reporter: Who first came up with the idea of switching back to amateurs?
Sergei: I think Katia...
Ekaterina: Why Katia?
Sergei: Well, I don't think, I know.
Reporter: How did it happen? Katyush, did you miss the competition or did you see everyone and thought - oh, we'll come back and even with our baggage, we will win?
Sergei: No, not that we will win with our baggage but, simply, we wanted to take part in it all again, because when we won in Calgary we didn't really feel this... this you know... Olympic championship. If we didn't have this...
Ekaterina: I also want... may I... I also felt that Marina Olegovna pushed us because we visited her - she lives and works in Ottawa now - we visited her and she showed us the tapes of our previous World championships and old performances, and said, Here, take a look at how you skated, and I also have this music for you, very beautiful... When I listened to the music... I... really...
Sergei: She said, Just work now for four months and...
Marina: I didn't say that.
Ekaterina: No, you didn't say that but listening to the music you gave us, I felt like I wanted to skate to it.
Reporter: And your smile - is it a professional habit that it's not leaving your face or are you enjoying skating so much?
Ekaterina: I like everything very much and I think it just appears on my face because it's wonderful when you skate and realize that the audience likes you, and you...
Sergei: ...you can do it well...
Ekaterina: ...you can do it well. Of course, it's...
Reporter: So you like it when you are liked?
Ekaterina: Of course! And when there is no smile - it means something is not right.
Reporter: I think even then you are smiling.
Ekaterina: Well, I try.
Reporter: Here is a question - when you are in a lift, on one hand high up there, and your partner is moving and you have to look up at the stands - you are still smiling as if everything is so great and you are this little bird flying. Do you really get the feeling that you are flying?
Ekaterina: In lifts - of course! It's high and so nice up there!
Reporter: You're not afraid of heights?
Ekaterina: When I learned them of course it was scary, but now - not so
much.
R: Remember your first steps in pair skating.
Ekaterina: I remember, I was 11 and Sergei - 15, Vladimir Viktorovich Zakharov put us together. I remember, remember everything. We skated on the small rink, tried everything a little bit, fell a lot. It was scary at first, throws were very scary, but then... it was okay...
Marina: Everything worked out...
Ekaterina: Worked out, yes.
Zakharov: We liked Katia, she had a good stroke - and still has. There were problems with jumps but it's okay, we teach such things and everyone learns. Seryozha was tall, strong.. maybe not as powerful as he became later but together they looked good, they fit each other. She is cute and he is cute, they looked good together.
Sergei: Chosen on the face value!
Reporter: The choice was good, however, you became a couple. Who was the first to say, I love you? Was this again Katia's initiative?
Sergei: Well, the man has to take the first step...
Reporter: Good! Good... Let's talk about your family now. Grandparents are helping out with Dasha, right? Who does she look like?
Ekaterina: Sergei, I think... She changes a lot though, every week I think, but everyone says she looks like Seryoga.
Reporter: Dad is happy?
Sergei: Of course.
Reporter: I don't think you'll stop here, you now have two medals. There were similar achievements in the past - Rodnina won a medal, had a baby and then won another one. You can have another baby and come back. Have you thought about beating her record - not in terms of kids, but in terms of medals?
Ekaterina: Well, I don't think our sport is a "record" sport and we weren't going to beat Irina Konstantinovna's records...
Sergei: So that she doesn't get offended.
Reporter: When you returned, you understood that you'd cross someone's path to the national team because you have a name and means... Did you get any side looks or complaints?
Sergei: You see, we of course weren't afraid of this but we thought that someone might be against this, but fortunately in figure skating we were able to avoid this and everything went smoothly because everything depended on the skaters - people got what they deserved based on their performance.
February 1994
RUSSIAN INTERVIEW LILLEHAMMER 1994
transcripted by Amy Lala and Olya Smolyanova
This is another interview from Lillehammer. Sergei and Katia are in a pressroom. Zueva and Zakharov are also there.
Reporter: Who first came up with the idea of switching back to amateurs?
Sergei: I think Katia...
Ekaterina: Why Katia?
Sergei: Well, I don't think, I know.
Reporter: How did it happen? Katyush, did you miss the competition or did you see everyone and thought - oh, we'll come back and even with our baggage, we will win?
Sergei: No, not that we will win with our baggage but, simply, we wanted to take part in it all again, because when we won in Calgary we didn't really feel this... this you know... Olympic championship. If we didn't have this...
Ekaterina: I also want... may I... I also felt that Marina Olegovna pushed us because we visited her - she lives and works in Ottawa now - we visited her and she showed us the tapes of our previous World championships and old performances, and said, Here, take a look at how you skated, and I also have this music for you, very beautiful... When I listened to the music... I... really...
Sergei: She said, Just work now for four months and...
Marina: I didn't say that.
Ekaterina: No, you didn't say that but listening to the music you gave us, I felt like I wanted to skate to it.
Reporter: And your smile - is it a professional habit that it's not leaving your face or are you enjoying skating so much?
Ekaterina: I like everything very much and I think it just appears on my face because it's wonderful when you skate and realize that the audience likes you, and you...
Sergei: ...you can do it well...
Ekaterina: ...you can do it well. Of course, it's...
Reporter: So you like it when you are liked?
Ekaterina: Of course! And when there is no smile - it means something is not right.
Reporter: I think even then you are smiling.
Ekaterina: Well, I try.
Reporter: Here is a question - when you are in a lift, on one hand high up there, and your partner is moving and you have to look up at the stands - you are still smiling as if everything is so great and you are this little bird flying. Do you really get the feeling that you are flying?
Ekaterina: In lifts - of course! It's high and so nice up there!
Reporter: You're not afraid of heights?
Ekaterina: When I learned them of course it was scary, but now - not so
much.
R: Remember your first steps in pair skating.
Ekaterina: I remember, I was 11 and Sergei - 15, Vladimir Viktorovich Zakharov put us together. I remember, remember everything. We skated on the small rink, tried everything a little bit, fell a lot. It was scary at first, throws were very scary, but then... it was okay...
Marina: Everything worked out...
Ekaterina: Worked out, yes.
Zakharov: We liked Katia, she had a good stroke - and still has. There were problems with jumps but it's okay, we teach such things and everyone learns. Seryozha was tall, strong.. maybe not as powerful as he became later but together they looked good, they fit each other. She is cute and he is cute, they looked good together.
Sergei: Chosen on the face value!
Reporter: The choice was good, however, you became a couple. Who was the first to say, I love you? Was this again Katia's initiative?
Sergei: Well, the man has to take the first step...
Reporter: Good! Good... Let's talk about your family now. Grandparents are helping out with Dasha, right? Who does she look like?
Ekaterina: Sergei, I think... She changes a lot though, every week I think, but everyone says she looks like Seryoga.
Reporter: Dad is happy?
Sergei: Of course.
Reporter: I don't think you'll stop here, you now have two medals. There were similar achievements in the past - Rodnina won a medal, had a baby and then won another one. You can have another baby and come back. Have you thought about beating her record - not in terms of kids, but in terms of medals?
Ekaterina: Well, I don't think our sport is a "record" sport and we weren't going to beat Irina Konstantinovna's records...
Sergei: So that she doesn't get offended.
Reporter: When you returned, you understood that you'd cross someone's path to the national team because you have a name and means... Did you get any side looks or complaints?
Sergei: You see, we of course weren't afraid of this but we thought that someone might be against this, but fortunately in figure skating we were able to avoid this and everything went smoothly because everything depended on the skaters - people got what they deserved based on their performance.
