Двукратный чемпион мира Стефан Ламбьель в нынешнем сезоне дебютировал в качестве
Two-time world champion Stephane Lambiel made his debut as a coach this season, and on the Moscow stage of the “Grand Prix” brought on the ice talented Latvian Deniss Vasiljevs, previously coached on the same ice with Julia Lipnitskaya by Alexei Urmanov. The correspondent of “Soviet Sport” talked to the Swiss man popular all over the world on the work in his new endeavors.
- Stephane, to be a coach on a regular basis is a new experience. How’s it going?
- Things are going well. I like the sense of responsibility for the pupil - I make a work schedule for the entire year, do an exercise plan. In other words, I do all aspects for Deniss as a figure skater - from choreography to his art and performances in competitions. All this is very interesting to me. Besides, Deniss is a beautiful athlete with enormous potential. Working with him is for me a unique opportunity.
- He asked you to be his coach?
- Yes. I was the choreographer of both of his programs. And in the end he decided to move me to train. Of course, first he asked me what I think about it.
- How long have you speculated whether to agree or disagree? Probably thought whether to take on such responsibility.
- Of course, and not only this, but also on the logistics, and many other aspects of his move. All this I had to consider. But in the end we have to work together. And we are working from that moment very hard. It is necessary to take into account that Deniss after the World Cup in Boston was injured, we had to wait until he recovers, and only after that to gain a base for the season.
- In addition to teaching Deniss you yourself are learning to be a coach?
- Of course. And not only learning to be a coach. Everyone, in my opinion, is learning every day - and my profession, and just keeps becoming as a person. Nobody knows everything. At least, I have never met such a person. Even the great coaches continue to learn. I study and I hope that this process will never end.
- Do you have a mentor in the coaching business?
- I work with the knowledge that there is a mass of coaching approaches. I am open to new development, I watch everything that is happening around. I take the best of what I learned when I was a skater, attend seminars, which are conducted by the International Skating Union. I have enough experience, but of course I try to absorb new.
- How do you coach - trying to control everything? Hard? Soft?
- I would not call myself a tough coach, but on the other hand, a soft coach, I’m not. I try to coach in Swiss precision, so to say. And it is time, I, like the Swiss, like accuracy, of course, I’m in control, that everything went according to plan.
- Enough time to show that you have been actively involved in recent years?
- Yes, when I decided to coach Deniss, for myself, I also made a plan. I continue to serve on ice shows and live according to the schedule that would suit me 100 percent and as a coach, and as a skater. Of course, a tight schedule, but the combination is possible. Also, in the off-season I’m working as a choreographer and putting skaters’ programs.
- Two years ago you said that you can still do a quadruple jump.
- The same answer now. I do it for each training session.
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