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I think it was obvious the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. - John Nicks Quotes

I think it was obvious the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good.

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. Particularly not as good as the short programs where we had a lot of good runs. The new [scoring] system is so demanding and so different, I've taught for 45 years and in the last two years I've had to re-do my whole philosophy and thinking. - John Nicks Quotes

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. Particularly not as good as the short programs where we had a lot of good runs. The new [scoring] system is so demanding and so different, I've taught for 45 years and in the last two years I've had to re-do my whole philosophy and thinking.

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. I coached the same (system) for 45 years; now in two years you have to get ready for something else. - John Nicks Quotes

I think it was obvious that the standard of skating tonight was not particularly good. I coached the same (system) for 45 years; now in two years you have to get ready for something else.

There's nothing untoward about it. - John Nicks Quotes

There's nothing untoward about it.

I thought she still had a chance (after her imperfect program). I've been around a long time, seen a lot of mistakes made. I think it's obvious the standard of skating overall was not particularly good, definitely not as good as the short program. - John Nicks Quotes

I thought she still had a chance (after her imperfect program). I've been around a long time, seen a lot of mistakes made. I think it's obvious the standard of skating overall was not particularly good, definitely not as good as the short program.

Not that they don't have wonderful skaters, but when I look at the results from some of the junior competitions, I'm not seeing the depth now that I used to see. So I have a question as to when this current crop of Russian skaters are finished whether they'll be as strong. Originally, the (Soviet) system was to assign a wonderful coach to perhaps one or two wonderful competitors and government would reimburse the coaches. Once that was removed, there was anticipation that this method wouldn't continue to produce any good skaters. So far it's been wrong. We'll see in the future. - John Nicks Quotes

Not that they don't have wonderful skaters, but when I look at the results from some of the junior competitions, I'm not seeing the depth now that I used to see. So I have a question as to when this current crop of Russian skaters are finished whether they'll be as strong. Originally, the (Soviet) system was to assign a wonderful coach to perhaps one or two wonderful competitors and government would reimburse the coaches. Once that was removed, there was anticipation that this method wouldn't continue to produce any good skaters. So far it's been wrong. We'll see in the future.

I thought she should practice. Then, when I heard of her rest issues, I thought she shouldn't do it. - John Nicks Quotes

I thought she should practice. Then, when I heard of her rest issues, I thought she shouldn't do it.

She's been very much more mature and trained very hard. Tonight was a good start. It was a very good start. But it was only a start. - John Nicks Quotes

She's been very much more mature and trained very hard. Tonight was a good start. It was a very good start. But it was only a start.

She has a few aches and a few pains. As we all do when we get older. - John Nicks Quotes

She has a few aches and a few pains. As we all do when we get older.

Only one thing has changed. I was an old man then and she was a young girl, and I'm an old man and she's a young lady. That's the only difference. - John Nicks Quotes

Only one thing has changed. I was an old man then and she was a young girl, and I'm an old man and she's a young lady. That's the only difference.

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