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Tatiana Totmianina /Maxim Marinin已经恢复训练了， 不过他们要放弃俄罗斯站的比赛了，全力准备俄罗斯全国比赛和欧洲锦标赛。
转自http://www.dailyherald.com/dupage/main_story.asp?intID=3829675
Skater who fell takes to the ice again in Bensenville
By Justin Kmitch Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Friday, November 05, 2004
Millions of people saw Tatiana Totmianina fall on her head during a Skate America performance last month.
Only about five watched her get back on the ice Thursday.
Still sporting a bruised right eye, the world champion pairs figure skater joined her partner, fellow Russian Maxim Marinin, Thursday for their first practice since the Oct. 24 fall. They skated for about 20 minutes before a nearly empty Edge arena in Bensenville, their regular practice place.
"It feels good to be back on the ice," Totmianina said shortly after practice started. "This is my life."
She said she felt healthy and energized despite staying off the ice for nearly two weeks -her longest hiatus since she began skating as a child.
"The longest I've ever gone away from the ice was two days," she said. "Two weeks away is like vacation ... but with a headache sometimes."
During her recuperation, she said, fans and fellow skaters overwhelmed her with their show of love and support.
"So many cards and flowers, I didn't know what to do with them all," she said. "All very pretty and thoughtful."
Coach Oleg Vasiliev, a gold medal-winning skater for Russia, said briefly the mistake the skaters made was "being one-half inch apart instead of the quarter-inch apart that they needed to be."
Thursday, the pair warmed up, staying away from the more difficult moves like the one-arm lift, which they were performing when Totmianina crashed to the ice and was injured. Following the practice, Marinin said he didn't feel at all hesitant or scared to perform such moves again.
"I apologized and felt bad, but we're a team," he said. "We both feel good, have put the accident behind us and are moving on."
Vasiliev said he was impressed with the pair's first practice and predicted a quick return to championship form.
"I did not push them hard because it is their first time together in weeks, but not to worry," he said. "Both have maintained their style, their form and poise. They're world champions, so that doesn't just go away."
Vasiliev said the pair will miss this month's Cup of Russia event in Moscow but should able to perform in some exhibitions in December and compete in January's European Championship and Russian Nationals competitions.
"Their fans will also see them defend their titles at the World Figure Skating Championships in March," he said.
Skating fan Emily Bianco of Elmhurst was one of the few to watch the practice Thursday. She said she heard from a friend that the pair would be practicing.
"Who knew we have world champion skaters in Bensenville? I didn't even know they were from here until after the fall," she said. "I'm glad they're here because they're beautiful to watch."
The pair moved from St. Petersburg, Russia, to the Chicago suburbs to train with Vasiliev, who coached them to a fourth-place finish in their first Olympic appearance in 2002. They were paired more than eight years ago in Russia by their previous coach and have been together ever since.
Skater: Pair ready to do difficult moves again
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