Here is Plushy's interview for Romanian March issue of magazine "Tabu" by Lorena Lupu :plush45:
So, a quick translation of the interview , let's pray it does not disappear again. :kli_ny: Evgeni says nothing new, so I won't translate every single word. Also, the translation from Russian isn't very good. :kli_ny:
1st question is about his health. Evgeni says he feels very well, but the knee is still bothering him, so he'll have surgery in Munich on February 23rd. He wants to recover slowly and get ready for the next season.
2nd question. Lorena asks him why is he retiring and coming back all the time. :hi_hi_hi: Same answer as before, he missed competition, adrenaline, shows weren't enough, Yana supported him, etc. He had to skip last season and to have surgery. After Sochi he will resume the competitive career. He also talks about future plans, he wants to open a figure skating school and to perform in shows.
3rd question. Is it true that he likes to train with strong skaters because it's challenging? Yes, he likes to train and compete with good skaters because they push each other to the top.
4th question about his training, diet, work out. He says training depends on the season. Skating is a great work out for anybody.
5th question about his "controversial" statements regarding quad jumps. Isn't misogynistic to declare that a competition without quads is not a men competition, it basically means that women are not able to jump quads. Evgeni admits to have declared that a competiion without quads isn't a men competion. He wants to thank judges and skaters because trend changed and now a lot of athlets have one or even two quads. It means that judges give more importance to quads than before. He knows women are able to jump quads, for example Miki Ando, Sasha Cohen, Mao Asada or Surya Bonaly, they all landed quads in training but it's true that until now nobody landed a quad in competiion.
6th question. How did he met Edvin Marton and what's the secret of their successful collaboration. They met in Switzerland during an ice show. Evgeni was impressed by Edvin's talent and sense of humour. Edvin is very professional , he understands Evgeni's expectations towards the music he uses in shows and competitions that's why they are able to create a perfect combination of image and sound.
7th question. Did Dima Bilan introduced him to his wife Yana, or it was the other way around? Evgeny said he met both at the same time. It happened 5 years ago, in Trafalgar Square, London, during the Russian Winter Festival.
8th question. Does he want to represent again Russia at Eurovision? He says no, he won once, now he wants to focus on sports. :hi_hi_hi:
9th question. Why did he enter politics and then quit. In 2006, after Olympics he wanted to try something different but he coudn't combine both sports and politics, so he had to quit.
10th question. If he has a favorite program. No, he likes them all.
11th question. Does he have bad habits or addictions and how does he fight them. He does not have any addictions, he is perfect. :-) (I think it's a bad translation, though)
12th question. A lot of skaters retire very young, does he want to inspire them to continue the amateur carrer? Yes, absolutely. Skaters win titles at 18-20 years, then thet start performing in shows, win money and forget about competitions. He wants to prove that a skater is able to combine both shows and competitions and improve with age.
13th question. He is a very expressive skater, is he interested in becoming a dancer? No, he is and he wants to remain a figure skater.
14 question. Does he want more children? Does he want his children to become figure skaters? Yes, he wants to have many children and he will encourage them to pursue a career in sports. If he has a boy he could play hockey, tennis or football and if it's a girl, she could be a figure skater but she could also choose other sports.
The end!
Sorry for errors and for my crappy English! :nez-nayu: