What next for Yuzuru Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva?

It’s time to start thinking about the new Olympic cycle for figure
skating. So, we asked two Olympic champions what they think Yuzuru
Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva should do next. Russia’s Evgeni
Plushenko (interview starts at 02:56) says that Hanyu is ‘from a
different planet’. And hints that the Japanese double Olympic
champion could be capable of doing the quad axel. Plushenko also
says that if Medvedeva feels more comfortable training with coach
Brian Orser then – why not? We also spoke to USA’s Brian Boitano
(interview starts at 11:10) who won gold against Brian Orser at
Calgary 1988. He advises Hanyu against taking too much of a break
from competitive skating. And he thinks that Medvedeva will become
an even better skater after training with Boitano’s former rival
Brian Orser. Two exclusive interviews that you won’t see (or hear!)
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Olympian. Links: Hanyu interview in English from just after
PyeongChang:
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/listen-olympic-channel-podcast-ep20-with-hanyu-solo-wise/
Medvedeva interview in English from Japan:
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/olympic-channel-podcast/may/evgenia-medvedeva-a-russian-skater-on-the-move/
Plushenko video interview:
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/evgeni-plushenko-talks-yuzuru-hanyu-quads-and-the-future-of-figure-skating/
Foul Play: Dutee
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/foul-play/foul-play/foul-play-dutee/
Here’s the Thing with Alec Baldwin:
https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/heresthething