USCでチャンピョンになった時の記事で 少し古いですが、
記録のためにリンクはります。
OMAHA – Max Aaron didn't even dream about the moment. It wasn't even a passing thought heading into the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. National champion? No way.
And so when Aaron, 20, left CenturyLink Arena with a gold medal around his neck, he was just as surprised as everyone else in the place. In one of the more unexpected results in U.S. championships history, Aaron announced his arrival on the national stage in a bold fashion by landing two quad salchows in the opening jumps of his free skate.
The 2011 junior champion won the gold with 255 points. Ross Miner landed a quad salchow and took the silver (251.29) and strong favorite Jeremy Abbott was relegated to third after falling on his quad (249.33).
Last year, Aaron, who's from Scottsdale, Ariz., finished eighth. After his short program, he sat in fourth place. "I didn't think of ever medaling," he said. "I never thought of me being a national champion."
His coach Tom Zakrajsek had more confidence. "I kind of thought in the back of my mind he could be national champion," said Zakrajsek, who added that Aaron's next step is to grow artistically. "Max is a work in progress."
Wearing a red shirt, black fingerless gloves and the bravado to match, Aaron skated to the music of "West Side Story" and his spirited program made the crowd snap their fingers along with him.
Aaron trains in Colorado Springs at the same rink with his friend, Patrick Chan, the two-time world champion from Canada. Chan has helped him along the way. "He's taught me how to compete, what it's like to be on the world stage. He's told me the experiences he's went through, not only in training but in competition," Aaron said about Chan. "He's told me what it's like to be at an event with great men, putting out quads and clean programs, every single program, every single second. … I know what to expect from the top men out there today."
Though Aaron has scant international experience, at least he has a quad. When asked if his jumps compete with the world's best, Aaron didn't hesitate. "Definitely," he said. "I think that consistency on the quadruple sal has come very far and the quadruple toe is there too, but we're not ready to put it out there yet."
Given the number of the world's top male skaters who are landing quads at a dizzying rate and the USA's dearth -- Americans only landed three quads cleanly during this past Grand Prix season – Aaron's four-rotation jumps made U.S. skating fans jump for joy.
Pちゃんと同じリンクで練習しているんですね。
標高高いところでトレーニングしているから体力的には心配ないと
よく解説の杉爺が言ってますね。Pちゃんと同じリンクとは刺激もあるし
いいですね。そうそう、ジャンプの入りが似てると思いました。
Yagudinとも似てると思いましたが、Pちゃんはクワドを練習する時に
Yagudinやプルシェンコの動画を観て研究したと言ってましたよ。
だから似てるのかしら。ね。
