Irina Slutskaya
Irina Slutskaya
Irina Eduardovna Slutskaya ; born 9 February 1979) is a Russian figure skater. She is a two-time World champion, two-time Olympic medalist, seven-time European champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final championand a four-time Russian national champion. Slutskaya, known for her athletic ability, was the first female skater to land a triple lutz-triple loop combination. She is also known for her trademark double Biellmann spin with a foot change, which she also invented. With her women's record seven-time triumph at the European...
best great performance
I had my best performance today. It was great and the most important thing for me.
happens knows
You never know what can happen,
competition sometimes wells
I am happy. I skated well. This is a competition and sometimes things don't go as you'd like them to.
cant-change knows
That's life and you can't change anything, you know.
That's life again. We can't decide what we like.
feels preparing right-now
I don't feel anything right now. I am just preparing, that's it.
ice competition anything-can-happen
I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen.
feel-good today before-sunset
I don't know what happened. I just didn't feel good today.
bad felt practice today
I felt so bad yesterday. Today I felt better, much more comfortable. You could see it in the practice.
answer competition games ice
I can't answer how I feel psychologically about the Games because it's a competition and you never know what's going to happen. All I know is that it's ice and it's very slippery.
I just want to do my best. I don't think about winning. I just think about myself.
felt music parts
I like all parts of the music, ... When I was on ice, I felt like I am a flamenco dancer.
competition happen
You will never know what will happen in the competition, but I will try to do it.
balance girls pleased saw second skate skated small sure
I made a small mistake, I don't know why it happened. I was off balance (but) I was sure I could skate well. I saw all the other skaters, all the other girls skated well, and I'm pleased with my second mark, it was better than yesterday.