...у всякого человека есть Остров. (с)
Смотрела на Эббота и вспоминала Элвиса Стойко.
Вольный пересказ.
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Stojko entered the 1998 Winter Olympic games in Nagano, Japan as the heavy favourite, and was expected to become the first Canadian man to win an Olympic gold medal. He did not disclose to the media that he had suffered a groin injury and was also recovering from a flu that had struck many other athletes during the Games. He was unable to take painkillers due to the possibility of failing his drug test. He later stated in an interview that he was already feeling stiff and sore during the warm-up prior to the long program, and therefore downgraded his planned quadruple toe loop to a triple, likely costing him a chance at gold. Later in the program, on the landing of a triple Axel, he aggravated the injury even further, saying he "felt something snap." He still managed to successfully complete four more triples after that point, showing no indication of his injury until the end of the program when he doubled over in pain and had to be helped off the ice by his coach and choreographer. He won the silver medal, although he found it too painful to skate during the medal presentation ceremony, and limped onto the podium wearing sneakers. He chose not to attend the World Championships that year to avoid aggravating his groin injury. |
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Вольный пересказ.