daisuke returns to morozov; possible sign of impending apocalypse
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Figure skater Takahashi returned to the Russian coach Nikolai Morozov
06/14/2012 21:51 (updated 21:52 06/14/2012)
Little Falls (USA), June 14 - RIA Novosti. Ex-world champion in figure skating Japanese Daisuke Takahashi will be prepared for the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 under the leadership of Nikolai Morozov, the Russian coach said the agency "R-Sport."
Takahashi up to May 2008 has already trained with Morozov. Japanese figure skater - the world champion 2010, world championships silver medalist in 2007 and 2012, bronze medalist of Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver.
"We, along with Daisuke decided to resume cooperation, - said Morozov told" F-Sport. "- I would be interested to work again with the skater. In addition, I believe that the presence of such a master in our group will benefit other students in my preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi. "
Morozov's group, which includes members of the Russian national team Alena Leonova and Sergei Voronov, dancers Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov, as well as other well-known Russian and foreign skaters, is currently in training camp in America.
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apparently there will be a press conference from Dai's camp tomorrow on Japanese TV
lawd help us all
ETA: BREAKING NEWS, MOROZOV WILL BE ON DAI'S TEAM AS 'ADVISOR'
From ms. originallove's translation in the comments:
HERE ARE THE ACTUAL WORDS FROM NIKOLAI AND DAI, FROM RIGHT AFTER DREAMS ON ICE:
Dai "I only have two years till Sochi. This was a hard decision to make, but I decided to team up with Mr. Morozov because I thought he would give me good advice to prepare for the Olympics."
Morozov: "Daisuke was my favorite among my pupils. We parted in a regretful way but I have been feeling that there was unfinished business to take care of. He used to be just one of the great skaters but now he has become the skater who will stay in our memories. I won't be able to keep up with him unless I keep on improving myself."
Morozov: "I am sorry about what happened. I want to make him win the only medal he hasn't got, the Olympic Gold Medal."
It is also confirmed that Morozov approached Dai BEFORE Worlds and Dai made the decision just recently. Also, Dai will still be working with his current coach Utako Nagamitsu.
ETA: MORE BREAKING NEWS, ICENETWORK ARTICLE WITH MORE DETAILS
Takahashi reunites with Morozov for Sochi push
Skater, coach parted ways in 2008; "This is a new challenge for me"
By Akiko Tamura and Lynn Rutherford, special to icenetwork.com
(06/15/2012) - Daisuke Takahashi made a surprising announcement Friday in Japan.
"I have decided to work with Nikoli Morozov again," the reigning world silver medalist said at a press conference held after the Dreams on Ice show in Shin-Yokohama.
Takahashi, 26, trained with Morozov for three years, from the spring of 2005 to 2008, culminating in the skater's acclaimed free skate to a hip-hop version of Swan Lake. During that time, Takahashi won a world silver medal (2007) and three Japanese titles, but the relationship ended after Morozov began coaching Nobunari Oda, one of Takahashi's main rivals at the time, without informing Takahashi beforehand.
"At the time, I found the situation was not acceptable," Takahashi said. "But I never lost respect for Nikoli as a coach and choreographer. He was the one who took me to the next level, and I always was grateful for that."
Takahashi's current coach in Osaka, Utako Nagamitsu, accepted the skater's decision to work with Morozov. Nagamitsu will remain as primary coach, with Morozov working with them as an advisory coach.
The 2008 Takahashi-Morozov break-up wasn't entirely amicable, at least on Morozov's side. The Moscow-born coach, who is known for his blunt, outspoken manner, blamed Takahashi's agent, Tak Ihara, for the split. According to Morozov, the agent caused too much friction.
"I told Daisuke either to choose me or [Ihara], and he picked his agent," Morozov said back then. "Before I took on Nobunari, our relationship was already over."
That was four years ago. Since then, his feelings have changed, Morozov said. He flew to Japan for one day only to attend Friday's press conference. Standing next to Takahashi, he spoke to the Japanese media.
"I will be very honest with you: Daisuke is the best skater I ever worked with," Morozov said. "I always felt bad about how our relationship ended. In my soul, I knew I had unfinished business with him."
Morozov called Ihara at the end of last season to ask if Takahashi would consider working with him again.
"We had not really spoken since the break-up," Takahashi said. "So when I heard about his offer, it was so unexpected. I was very surprised, to say the least."
The skater, who worked with choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo for his well-received 2011-12 free skate to "Blues for Klook," waited until season's end to make a decision.
"I needed a lot of time to think about this," he said.
Takahashi finished 2011-12 on a high note. In April, he won the men's event at the World Team Trophy held in Tokyo, defeating reigning two-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada by more than 16 points.
But Takahashi wasn't satisfied with himself.
"I want to improve every aspect of my skating," he said. "I was very comfortable with my training environment last season, but maybe a little too comfortable. I think I need a little extra push.
"Also, I felt having a Russian coach on our team could be a big help preparing for Sochi."
However, Takahashi and Morozov's relationship will be very different from last time, according to the skater.
"I'm a different person and a different skater now," he said. "When I was with Nikoli last time, I totally relied on him for every decision we made. But now I'm more independent and capable of making my own judgments. This will be a strictly professional relationship for our project toward the Sochi Olympics.
"We both have changed since last time we trained together. We have to try and see if each of us can live up to the expectations of the other. This will give me a new challenge."
Skater and coach have not yet discussed in detail how much training time they will spend together, or where they'll be training. Recently, Morozov has trained his skaters in Hackensack, N.J., and has also made arrangements for ice time in Connecticut.
Takahashi's new competitive programs have not yet been finalized.
"I approached Lori Nichol," he said. "I was very much looking forward to working with her. But the circumstances have since changed."
When asked if Morozov would choreograph his 2012-13 programs, Takahashi demurred.
"Probably not this season," he said. "At this time, we have not decided who will choreograph my new programs."
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Figure skater Takahashi returned to the Russian coach Nikolai Morozov
06/14/2012 21:51 (updated 21:52 06/14/2012)
Little Falls (USA), June 14 - RIA Novosti. Ex-world champion in figure skating Japanese Daisuke Takahashi will be prepared for the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 under the leadership of Nikolai Morozov, the Russian coach said the agency "R-Sport."
Takahashi up to May 2008 has already trained with Morozov. Japanese figure skater - the world champion 2010, world championships silver medalist in 2007 and 2012, bronze medalist of Olympic Games 2010 in Vancouver.
"We, along with Daisuke decided to resume cooperation, - said Morozov told" F-Sport. "- I would be interested to work again with the skater. In addition, I believe that the presence of such a master in our group will benefit other students in my preparation for the Olympic Games in Sochi. "
Morozov's group, which includes members of the Russian national team Alena Leonova and Sergei Voronov, dancers Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov, as well as other well-known Russian and foreign skaters, is currently in training camp in America.
source
apparently there will be a press conference from Dai's camp tomorrow on Japanese TV
lawd help us all
ETA: BREAKING NEWS, MOROZOV WILL BE ON DAI'S TEAM AS 'ADVISOR'
From ms. originallove's translation in the comments:
HERE ARE THE ACTUAL WORDS FROM NIKOLAI AND DAI, FROM RIGHT AFTER DREAMS ON ICE:
Dai "I only have two years till Sochi. This was a hard decision to make, but I decided to team up with Mr. Morozov because I thought he would give me good advice to prepare for the Olympics."
Morozov: "Daisuke was my favorite among my pupils. We parted in a regretful way but I have been feeling that there was unfinished business to take care of. He used to be just one of the great skaters but now he has become the skater who will stay in our memories. I won't be able to keep up with him unless I keep on improving myself."
Morozov: "I am sorry about what happened. I want to make him win the only medal he hasn't got, the Olympic Gold Medal."
It is also confirmed that Morozov approached Dai BEFORE Worlds and Dai made the decision just recently. Also, Dai will still be working with his current coach Utako Nagamitsu.
ETA: MORE BREAKING NEWS, ICENETWORK ARTICLE WITH MORE DETAILS
Takahashi reunites with Morozov for Sochi push
Skater, coach parted ways in 2008; "This is a new challenge for me"
By Akiko Tamura and Lynn Rutherford, special to icenetwork.com
(06/15/2012) - Daisuke Takahashi made a surprising announcement Friday in Japan.
"I have decided to work with Nikoli Morozov again," the reigning world silver medalist said at a press conference held after the Dreams on Ice show in Shin-Yokohama.
Takahashi, 26, trained with Morozov for three years, from the spring of 2005 to 2008, culminating in the skater's acclaimed free skate to a hip-hop version of Swan Lake. During that time, Takahashi won a world silver medal (2007) and three Japanese titles, but the relationship ended after Morozov began coaching Nobunari Oda, one of Takahashi's main rivals at the time, without informing Takahashi beforehand.
"At the time, I found the situation was not acceptable," Takahashi said. "But I never lost respect for Nikoli as a coach and choreographer. He was the one who took me to the next level, and I always was grateful for that."
Takahashi's current coach in Osaka, Utako Nagamitsu, accepted the skater's decision to work with Morozov. Nagamitsu will remain as primary coach, with Morozov working with them as an advisory coach.
The 2008 Takahashi-Morozov break-up wasn't entirely amicable, at least on Morozov's side. The Moscow-born coach, who is known for his blunt, outspoken manner, blamed Takahashi's agent, Tak Ihara, for the split. According to Morozov, the agent caused too much friction.
"I told Daisuke either to choose me or [Ihara], and he picked his agent," Morozov said back then. "Before I took on Nobunari, our relationship was already over."
That was four years ago. Since then, his feelings have changed, Morozov said. He flew to Japan for one day only to attend Friday's press conference. Standing next to Takahashi, he spoke to the Japanese media.
"I will be very honest with you: Daisuke is the best skater I ever worked with," Morozov said. "I always felt bad about how our relationship ended. In my soul, I knew I had unfinished business with him."
Morozov called Ihara at the end of last season to ask if Takahashi would consider working with him again.
"We had not really spoken since the break-up," Takahashi said. "So when I heard about his offer, it was so unexpected. I was very surprised, to say the least."
The skater, who worked with choreographer Pasquale Camerlengo for his well-received 2011-12 free skate to "Blues for Klook," waited until season's end to make a decision.
"I needed a lot of time to think about this," he said.
Takahashi finished 2011-12 on a high note. In April, he won the men's event at the World Team Trophy held in Tokyo, defeating reigning two-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada by more than 16 points.
But Takahashi wasn't satisfied with himself.
"I want to improve every aspect of my skating," he said. "I was very comfortable with my training environment last season, but maybe a little too comfortable. I think I need a little extra push.
"Also, I felt having a Russian coach on our team could be a big help preparing for Sochi."
However, Takahashi and Morozov's relationship will be very different from last time, according to the skater.
"I'm a different person and a different skater now," he said. "When I was with Nikoli last time, I totally relied on him for every decision we made. But now I'm more independent and capable of making my own judgments. This will be a strictly professional relationship for our project toward the Sochi Olympics.
"We both have changed since last time we trained together. We have to try and see if each of us can live up to the expectations of the other. This will give me a new challenge."
Skater and coach have not yet discussed in detail how much training time they will spend together, or where they'll be training. Recently, Morozov has trained his skaters in Hackensack, N.J., and has also made arrangements for ice time in Connecticut.
Takahashi's new competitive programs have not yet been finalized.
"I approached Lori Nichol," he said. "I was very much looking forward to working with her. But the circumstances have since changed."
When asked if Morozov would choreograph his 2012-13 programs, Takahashi demurred.
"Probably not this season," he said. "At this time, we have not decided who will choreograph my new programs."
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