What a whirlwind!
Hi everyone,
This has been almost the craziest schedule I have ever had! Since Worlds, it has been nonstop back home for a couple of days for training (World Team Trophy looms) then a few shows with Stars on Ice (really fun)...NYC for Figure Skating in Harlem (Gala was beautiful under a clear sky in the middle of a rainy day)... then two more days of training...back for the end of Stars...flew home easter morning...trained easter afternoon...6 am monday morning flight to Japan... and here I am. I think I slept more on the flight here than I have in the last 3 weeks. Aside from being a little sleepy (a good thing since it's almost bed time here) I feel pretty good!
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他希望能尽职尽责地当好美国和花滑的形象大使。” I am trying to be a good ambassador for my country and my sport.” 同时他承认自己是个闲不下来的人,繁忙的生活反而有助于他有更好的表现。“Personally, I do best when I’m busy. I don’t like time off,” (这个人真不知道是什么材料作的,简直就像汽车引擎,跑得越快越远,电力就越足。)
尽管fans们对他的伤势担心不已,他却不以为然地安慰大家"Hey, it's OK." "I've been sort of giving it a rest and just trying to figure out when I can cast it for a little bit, but it's not a big deal."为了让骨折的左脚得到尽可能的休息,不让伤势继续加重,他最近的跳跃安排受到了严格限制,尽量避免了需要左脚发力的阿克塞尔跳(Axel),后内点冰跳(toe loop)和后内结环跳(salchow)。希望这不会影响他在团体赛上的表现。
据Tanith说大会安排了两次训练,昨天美国队已经完成了第一次适应性训练。新宿的天气棒极了,让她玩心大起。但所有的(美国)选手看上去都疲惫不堪。
One practice down, one to go. Beautiful day here in Shinjuku, now if only I didn't have to spend it in a rink! All the skaters look tired :(
好在Ben同学自我感觉不错,他说昨晚休息得很好,睡得像头死猪。:)
Ok, so I slept like a fricken rock last night!!! First practice is out of the way, and I actually felt pretty decent :) One more to go today.
Ben的小汇报,还没有完全从长途飞行中恢复,但显然小日子过得很滋润:2nd practice over with! Feeling a little sore and stiff from the flight, but the Japanese physio staff is great and got me all stretched out. Just chillin back in my room listening to a little Zeppelin...now that's a nice afternoon :)