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8TH DAY OF THE GAMES

HOT. COOL. YOURS.

14 February 2014 The Olympic Village Newspaper

A dance of ice and fire

“YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT LOVE!” ROMAN KRECH

Figure skating is abeautiful sport and oftencan represent the feelingsfelt between lovers on Valentine’s Day. Te musicthat accompanies theelaborate routines is often just as wonderful as theskating itself.

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OLV daily 14 February 2014

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EDITOR'S WORD

Dear readers! After the stunning performances andbreathtaking finals of the team figureskating and pairs figure skating atthe “Iceberg” Ice palace and on theeve of the men’s competition, we

devote this issue to maybe the mostromantic of sports – figure skating,which is loved so much all around theworld and just as much in Russia.Everyone is feeling the love todayand hopefully figure skating willkeep this feeling flowing throughout

the Olympic Park. Maybe today yourloved one is far away from you oryou are still searching for your soulmate but today love is in the air. Justlisten for its melody.

Kamanga Amangalieva

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8TH DAY OF THE GAMES3

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24 HOURS WITH... BRIAN JOUBERT

At practice we got a unique

chance to observe this out-

standing athlete. So self-disci-

plined and reserved on the ice,

easygoing and open outside

of competition, Brian Joubert

- the 2007 World Champion, athree-time European champi-

on and an eight-time French

National champion in men`s

figure skating.

“Of course, in my life too, there is a

person who I would like to call justto say: ‘I love you’”

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24 HOURS WITH... BRIAN JOUBERT

Brian gives the impression of

an athlete determined to fightfor a gold medal with dignity.Just after a really hard trainingsession, Brian spoke abouthow he felt this year competingin Sochi. "In Sochi everything

is awesome!” said Brian.

“Everything is organized forthe athletes. What I appreciatemost of all are the villages.Tey are small and comfortablylocated. Skaters can walkeverywhere or just ride a bike,

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especially when the weather isso nice."Experienced enough to judgeabout the organization of theOlympic games (he participatedat three previous Gamesbefore), Brian emphasized the

high level of security at theGames in Sochi, "It is so simpleand not as obtrusive as it was,for example, at the XIX OlympicWinter Games 2002 in SaltLake City.Here you feel safe, but do not

notice how actually such greatoffhand security is provided.

You are not under pressure, noone censors you by turning allof your things out each time likeat the airport."According to the athlete,

in Sochi all conditions andcommodities are done forathletes. For example, the waynutrition is provided. Joubertsaid that his daily ration hereis quite balanced but after thecompetition, he will probably

eat a burger.When there is some free timebetween practices, the athleteprefers to walk inside theOlympic Park, enjoying his stayin Sochi, while taking photos:"I do love everything about

sports, especially extremeones. I just admire whatother guys do, for instancesnowboarders - all the tricks,

jumping - it's so spectacular,and the atmosphere is so cool!"Joubert however has never

tried snowboarding, maybe heshould!On February 14th, both inFrance and in Russia , everyonewill celebrate Valentine's Day,but this day Brian Joubert willbe alone. "I need to focus on

my challenge, as I have a reallyimportant performance thatday. Although, I will definitelyfind some time to call to France.Of course, in my life, too, thereis a person who I would like call

just too to say: ‘I love you’"

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CROSS-INTERVIEW

Isadora Williams

Figure skating, Brazil

1 It was great, I was so proud to be the first Brazilianin figure skating at the Olympics, I was so happy.

2 It’s so important in figure skating, because youtell a story with the music, and you express yourself.

3 I love this holiday, but unfortunately my Valentine isback home. I’m going to call home and wish everyonewell.

4 It’s very hard to cope with emotions. You’ve

got to shut out the rest of the world and focuson your job, and compete like you do in practice.

5 Te opening ceremony was great, besides, I’veseen lots of beautiful sites, met so many people, andfor sure the best memory will be my performance atthe Games.

QUALIFYING

MUSIC

VALENTINE

FUN

MEMORY

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Adrian Diaz

Figure skating, Spain

1 I could not believe it until the next week whenI was on holidays, I just woke up and analyzed. Itwas unique, the dream came true.

2 It is the way we express ourselves, pass to people

what we feel. It is something we are going to workwith the whole season, because if you don’t feelattached to the music, the programme will be fake.

3 I don’t have a girlfriend and, besides, I have 2practices on the 14th. Maybe, I will make a littlesurprise for my partner Sara, but we are not dating.

4 I try not to expect anything great, until theend. Sure, I hope to perform well, but to cope withemotions one should just switch off.

5 I’m impressed with Sochi, everything is amazing,

but the best memory will be if my team-mate XavierFernandex wins a medal.

QUALIFYING

MUSIC

VALENTINE

FUN

MEMORY

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DISCOVERY

Valentine's Day

Saint Valentine, the patron saintof lovers, was s a priest who wasmartyred by the Romans on 14February 270. Te emperor ClaudiusII abolished marriage because hethought that married men made poor

soldiers because they did not wantto abandon their family. As a resultValentine encouraged young couplesto come to see him in secret, and toreceive the blessing of marriage. Hewas therefore arrested and imprisoned.While he awaited his execution, he

made friends with the daughter ofhis jailer who was blind. Before beingbeheaded, he gave her heart-shapedleaves with the message, “from yourValentine,” and she could see againfrom that day on.Before Valentine's Day, a pagan feastwas celebrated in mid-February, youngmen picked the name of a young girlout of a box and this was his lover forone year. In 496, the pope banned thisfeast because it disrespected women.o replace it they chose Saint Valentineto be the patron saint of lovers anddecreed that 14 February would be

Valentine’s Day, the day of lovers.

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FIELD OF PLAY

A dance of ice and fireFigure skating is a beautifulsport and often can representthe feelings felt between lovers

on Valentine’s Day. Te musicthat accompanies the elaborateroutines is often just aswonderful as the skating itself.

Alexandra PaulFigure skating,Canada

“Everybody’s doing the samestuff, so music helps to interpret itdifferently to distinguish yourself

between other skaters.”

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“Especially in ice dance, the wayyou interpret the music is theway the judges and the audiencedistinguishes you from otherteams.”

Mitchell IslamFigure skating,

Canada

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FIELD OF PLAY

Te famous theme from theAddams family composed byAndrew Lippa made our heartsswell as the Russian pair KseniaStolbova and Fedor Klimov spunon the ice.We then found ourselves in themiddle of a winter fairy talecreated by the pair from Germany,Robin Szolkowy and SavchenkoAliona, as they launched intoa jump combination to thesound of the Nutcracker. Teskaters always connect to their

music and take the role of thecharacters in the music, whetherit is the White Swan or JamesBond.Tey don’t just dance to themusic once though, they mustconnect to it as much as the

composer did, and feel at onewith it when they are performingand when they are training.Tey must also make theaudience fall in love with themusic.“For the Olympics, you want

something that’s really

memorable and really epic,” saidGracie Gold, “You want the kindof music and kind of programthat people watch over and overagain in years to come, as theywatch the dance, they rememberthe Olympic moment”. Withpairs and dance, music selectioncan be twice as tricky becauseof individual tastes and acouple’s personal style. Whenthe athletes find the right songit tugs the heartstrings of theperformers and spectators alike.

Much like in Vancouver withessa Virtue and Scott Moirwho danced to the Farrucas byPepe Romero – they were thefirst pair to receive 10 points fora programs component scoreunder the new judging system.

Tey had tremendous graceand flexibility that will neverbe forgotten. Neither will theirwonderful stop in the center ofthe skating rink, where therewas something watching thatno one else could see. Tis

dance was more like theatre a

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competition performance andthe pair were more actors thanathletes – taking their time not

just to fulfill the program, but toshow a breathtaking, captivatinglove story.Speaking of records during theVancouver Olympic Games, Kim

Yuna from South Korea must bementioned. In a ladies singlesprogram, as she was skatingto the sounds of Gershwin’sPiano Concerto in F. She madethe most difficult routine look

like a romantic springtime walkthrough a park in Seoul, not agold medal winning performance.Te grace of her jumps and thecomplexity of her choreographyset a new Olympic record of150.06. A record that seems

almost unbreakable.If you look at all the favouritesoundtracks for figure skatingprograms, the true greats seemto emerge such as music from“Te Sound of Music” whichhas been used ever since the

movie was produced in the early

1960s. Also Ravel’s Bolero is aclassic that was made popularby the 1984 Olympic Ice DanceChampions Jayne orvill andChristopher Dean. Also duringevery figure skating competitionseason, skaters everywherewill be seen competing toBeethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”- the ultimate love melody. Inrecent years we have seen moreand more modern music suchas the James Bond theme andmusic from the Phantom of the

Opera become very popular withskaters. Andrew Lloyd Weberwork was heard for the Russianpair, Volosozhar atiana andrankov Maxim as they won theirgold medal skating to the soundof “Jesus Christ Superstar”. Te

pair mesmerized the audienceand the millions watching athome, the crowd couldn’t stopclapping for several minutes, asthey threw countless bouquetsof flowers onto the ice. It trulywas a dance Saint Valentine

would be proud of.

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IOC COLUMN

Protect your sport fromcompetition fixing

Te evolution of the bettingmarket, following therapid development of theinternet, has opened thedoor to a new dimensionof cheating and corruptionin sport. Te InternationalOlympic Committee (IOC),in its mission to protectthe integrity of sport and

clean competition, hasbeen tackling this issuesince 2006. It has beenmonitoring the bettingmarket on Olympiccompetitions since 2008to enable quick actionshould any suspiciousactivities be detected. Youcan learn more about this

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in the “Important Information”section on the 17 Days mobileand web app, which you can findon your Samsung Galaxy device.Tere is also a video on betting

that could be useful to you inthe “Fun Stuff” section of yourSamsung.Everyone with an accreditationfor the Games signs up to respectthe IOC Code of Ethics whichcontains key ethical principles.

Amongst others, the Codeprohibits all participants fromany betting linked to the OlympicGames and from any form ofcheating affecting the Olympiccompetitions. Tis is to protectthe integrity of your sport. Youtrain hard and it is important that

the competitions are fair.Here are the four “Dos” to protectyour sport:Be rue: always do your best,never fix an eventBe Safe: never bet on your sportor competition

Be Careful: never shareinformation that could be usedfor betting purposesBe Open: if you are approachedto cheat, speak out!

If you do come across an incidentor a fact that you think could be abreach of these ethical principles,it is your duty to inform theIOC’s Integrity contact by [email protected] via the telephone hotline 0800

12 14 16. Tese contact detailscan also be used if you have anyquestions on ethics in sport. TeIOC treats any communicationwith complete confidentiality.

You can also learn more aboutthis topic at the “IOC Space” inthe Olympic Village or by visiting

http://www.olympic.org/playfair.Te IOC Space features differentfun tools which show how youcan protect your sport and itsintegrity. est your knowledge byhaving a go at the quiz. It is funand quick.

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N.B. WEATHER

CHIRP

@hattiebrett I LOVE THE WINTER OLYMPICS

@gymoslabyrinth #Love is always somewhere, working on this

one #ValentinesDay #art #heart #chicago #nyc #Olympics

@AmrapaliAmbegao Beautiful watching #Olympics pair #skating

where the couples' #Love is shown through their #Art #Sport

Have some fun alongside the

team that helped you prepare

for the Olympic Winter Games

in Sochi. Happening today,

Friday 14 February, at 7

p.m. in the Mountain VillageChef de Mission Hall. We look

forward to seeing you there!

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IN THE CLUB

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OLYMPIC FACTS

Do you know which two winter disciplines

were once part of the Summer Games

programme?

Figure skating and ice hockey.Before the first edition of the WinterGames in 1924, these two disciplines in

fact appeared at the Summer Games.Figure skating was on the programmeof the 1908 and 1920 Games in Londonand Antwerp respectively. It was also atthe 1920 Games that ice hockey made itsdebut on the programme.Among the current winter sports disciplines,it is therefore figure skating that has thelongest Olympic history.ubiquitous in the sport world.

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OLYMPIC LEGEND

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Spectacular crash right to thetop of the podium

He began representing Austria

internationally in 1996 andachieved immediate success.He qualified to enter fourevents at the Olympic Gamesin Nagano in 1998. During thedownhill he lost control andtook a spectacular fall, flyingmore than 100m through the

air and crashing through tworetaining fences before comingto a stop. Incredibly, he not onlysurvived without serious injury,but three days later he raced inthe super-G and won the goldmedal. Tree days after that he

earned a second gold medal inthe giant slalom.

Name Hermann MaierNationality AUSport Alpine SkiingBorn 07 December 1972Medals 2 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 BronzeHermann Maier's parents managed a ski school in Flachau, Austria,and Hermann began entering ski races at the age of five. Whenhe was fifteen, a growth disorder forced him to give up the sport

temporarily.

"Te Herminator” strikes again

During the 2000-2001 WorldCup season, Maier tied the

men's single season record formost victories (13). Injured in amotorbike accident, he had towithdraw from the Salt LakeCity Games. Living up to hisnickname, "Te Herminator",at 34, Hermann Maier wasnot only present at the urin

Games in 2006, but he alsowon two medals: silver in thesuper G and bronze in the giantslalom!

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