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by Matteo Morelli | On-Ice Photograph by Robin Ritoss
Kateřina and Daniel, it’s nice to speak to you. That is your first yr as senior skaters. How do you’re feeling stepping into this season, already with two Grand Prix project for you, a European Championships and Worlds?
Kateřina Mrázková (KM): I believe I’m having fun with the competitions, as a result of we have been bettering some stuff within the programmes, we attempt to make them extra fascinating. The competitions are mainly the identical because the juniors for me, however I’m having fun with the environment in an enormous enviornment.
With two Grand Prix assignments already accomplished (eighth at Skate America and seventh at Grand Prix of Espoo), what classes did you be taught from them?
[DM] We might have performed significantly better within the free. After Finland, we had one week off, as a result of we didn’t have break day for the reason that summer season and we felt that getting some relaxation and doing one thing completely different would assist us. Then we went residence and again to coaching, engaged on the programmes once more, making some modifications and run throughs.
KM: Within the free dance, I did a mistake within the one foot. I used to be a bit unhappy about it, however I believe the programme total wasn’t dangerous. We did some enhancements on our parts, for instance the carry. Till the error, we have been actually pleased with the programme, then it bought a bit worse I believe, nevertheless it was a very good programme total.
Daniel Mrázek (DM): We realized to all the time skate programmes with 100% vitality, to be within the efficiency and to continue to learn. We have been discussing what was mistaken, what we should always enhance, so we work on many features that we need to enhance, in order that we now have a plan of labor.
KM: It’s completely different to skate in an enormous enviornment with lots of people as a result of the strain is a bit greater, so it is usually good that we’re practising skating with a variety of viewers.
You additionally had your first European Championships (with a ninth place end). How did you’re feeling about it?
KM: I believe we did properly, we’re joyful. It seems to be just like the work we now have been doing within the months earlier than this championship is paying off.
DM: After Finland, we labored on every part. In juniors we have been good skaters, however in seniors it’s completely different, there are such a lot of good skaters, we need to step up and work on our ranges, for instance on the sample step sequence, but in addition all the small print within the programmes.
Did you’re feeling any strain stepping up into your senior profession because the Junior World Champions?
KM: No, as a result of we now have no expectations from this season. Our coaches advised us to not anticipate something, we’re new and we’re younger.
DM: However after all we need to do properly, as a result of we need to present that we aren’t simply staying the identical, we need to enhance and we need to present that we will do even higher.
Whereas the rhythm dance this season relies on 80s music, you determined to skate on Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake in your free. How did you resolve the content material of your programmes?
KM: For the free dance, we wished to do one thing completely different, a unique fashion of music in comparison with final season. Ballet music was a bit difficult, as a result of it’s manner softer however that’s the reason we selected it, to enhance.
DM: We selected one thing very highly effective as we wished one thing that can make us develop, as a substitute of selecting the identical sort of music that we all know we will do. We additionally wished to seek out one other fashion and I believe we really feel fairly properly within the programme.
KM: Within the rhythm dance, we select the music as a result of we needed to!
Do you just like the 80s music typically?
KM: I believe it isn’t dangerous! We choose extra completely different types like tango and waltz, however I believe it’s okay.
What are you aiming for this season, being your first senior season?
DM: Because the season goes, we don’t actually have any expectations. We have to enhance our skating expertise, we now have to skate very well within the observe. We additionally want to enhance within the couple connection, within the lifts and in some transitions.
KM: That is one thing to give attention to for the very long time.
DM: We’re not going to enhance in a single month!
Let’s take a step again. When did you begin skating? What age have been you?
KM: I used to be 4.
DM: And I used to be 5.
And when did you begin ice dance?
KM: A bit of bit greater than 4 three in the past.
DM: She was 13 and I used to be I used to be seventeen.
What made you resolve to skate collectively?
DM: It was my damage with the ankle: docs advised me that I won’t be able to leap anymore, to do any huge jumps. I additionally felt that it might be dangerous and that most likely I’d not maintain a variety of years of my profession, that I might get injured much more, so I made a decision to do ice dance. Kate was one of the best companion for me, after all.
KM: After we have been younger, our mother was our coach in singles. I believe we might skate fairly properly for singles, so we simply determined to attempt to skate collectively and it has been going properly thus far!
Do you’re feeling that being siblings helps?
KM: I believe it’s serving to. We’re each very completely different.
DM: It has some adverse and constructive issues. We’re brother and sister, so typically we are typically extra sincere with one another, scream a bit greater than we’d do to different individuals, so we now have to deal with it extra as if we communicate to a coach, however it’s nice that we now have a very good relationship, we will inform every part to one another.
Let’s replicate in your junior years. You achieved quite a bit, closing this chapter with a gold medal at Junior Worlds. What did you’re taking away with you from these years, transferring into the senior subject?
DM: As a result of we didn’t begin doing ice dance once we have been small and we solely began three years in the past, what I take is that we have been in a position to go to the highest in juniors in a really quick time and that all the time make me suppose that we now have that potential. I hope that we will additionally do it in seniors, in the future. So, that is motivating for me.
Are you able to already see a change out of your final junior to your first senior season? Do you’re feeling you’re already extra mature and stepping up?
KM: I’ll say we improved a variety of issues, however nonetheless we aren’t mature sufficient to check ourselves to somebody who’s older than us, so we nonetheless look a bit younger. However I believe it wants time, it isn’t going to occur in just a few months. We’d like extra time, however we’re engaged on it!
Do you’ve got any long-term goals that you’re working in direction of already?
DM: We need to obtain as a lot as we will. We are going to attempt to get as excessive as we will and we’ll work for that. We are going to see what we will do!
Evidently the ice dance motion within the Czech Republic has been rising considerably over the past years, with two prime ice dance groups (alongside Natálie Taschlerová and Filip Taschler) reaching essential outcomes. What do you concentrate on this?
DM: It’s not actually the Czech Republic, it’s Italy! (laughs) It’s Matteo (Zanni, their coach) after all. It’s a coincidence that Natálie and Filip additionally began as a brother and sister and that then we began. They have been the primary to start out this Czech Republic doing nice in ice dance. Once I bought the damage in singles, I instantly thought that I actually like to skate, so why not do ice dance? After all, Matteo helps us to realize it as a result of right here in Egna (the place they prepare, on the Younger Goose Academy), we now have a variety of alternatives.
KM: Sure, we’re joyful to have him and naturally additionally the others there.
How does it really feel to coach on the Younger Goes Academy with all these good groups round you?
KM: After we began ice dance, we have been for just a few months within the Czech Republic with our coach Barbora Řezníčková after which we did the transfer to Italy. We don’t know the way it works elsewhere, however we prefer it right here. For instance, within the Czech Republic, on one skating rink we don’t have sufficient time to work on the ice.
DM: The distinction that I can really feel from singles is that once I was single and I used to be on the ice, there have been 5 different coaches and there have been college students however they have been not likely serving to one another, they have been all by themselves. And right here it’s one crew. We now have three on ice coaches and a few off-ice coaches. Everybody helps one another, which I believe is one of the simplest ways. So that’s what I really feel is completely different and I believe that it’s a excellent solution to obtain issues.
Do you prefer to stay in Italy?
DM: We simply skate right here. We mainly stay on ice!
KM: I really choose to be within the Czech Republic as a result of I perceive every part and we now have household there. However it is usually good to be on this small city in Italy, the mountains and the view are good, I choose a village as a result of within the Czech Republic we stay in a village.
You talked about your coach Matteo Zanni: what number of years have you ever been coached by him?
KM: It has now been three years, for the reason that starting. He did every part with us.
DM: We did ice dance for 3 months after which we bought to him, so he’s chargeable for every part we do.
Are there any at the moment competing or retired groups you take a look at and are impressed by?
KM: I believe every couple has one thing, for instance somebody has an excellent approach for the carry, somebody has good angle bending. I’d not say that there’s only one couple we take a look at, I believe everybody has one thing good.
DM: We need to attempt to take one thing from many alternative {couples}. If I’ve to say names, I believe we will say Scott Moir with Tessa Advantage, we each actually like them. I believe that’s how ice dance needs to be performed. However it is usually true that, as a skater, you can’t attempt to be like them, it doesn’t work like this.
KM: We nonetheless attempt to be ourselves.
When not skating, are you busy finding out? And do you’ve got any passions aside from ice dance?
DM: Sure, we each research. I research at College, I’m in my second yr. I do it on-line and it’s only for skilled athletes, they make the schedule appropriate for us so we will research.
KM: I research in highschool, I’ve two extra years, together with this one. I don’t have actually a lot time to spend on one thing else, however after all I like different issues. For instance, Daniel is enthusiastic about singing and enjoying piano.
Possibly in the future you’ll skate on one among your musics!
KM: I don’t suppose so, however we’ll see!
DM: I choose to play one thing completely different than what we skate on.
Is there the rest that you just want to share?
KM: Really, sure! I heard that many individuals are confused with our music for the free dance (Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake), as a result of we skate on ballet music. It’s actually a ballet story, however many individuals suppose that we skate on the ballet from the film, Black Swan. It has nothing to do with that! I don’t understand how this got here up, however I simply need to say that we skate on the actual ballet music.
DM: It’s the one from the orchestra. It’s arduous if you wish to do the ballet story, we need to make it like within the theatre. We’re actually making an attempt arduous to make it appear to be a ballet!
KM: It’s actually arduous to sum up two hours of ballet on 4 minutes on the ice.
Have you ever really had ballet lessons earlier than?
DM: Sure, we had. Mainly, from once we have been youthful, however it’s regular for each skater, you’ve got ballet lessons. Now we now have a ballet trainer that got here right here two years in the past. I believe she is one of the best trainer thus far in ballet by way of approach, you’ll be able to see that she is admittedly good at it. And this yr, we determined that we need to attempt one thing new as a result of we by no means actually skated on ballet earlier than. I believe it’s working nice, additionally for the long run, once we provide you with another concepts, I believe programmes will probably be very fascinating!
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