Stéphane Lambiel makes coach swap to raise stakes

June 6, 2008

Switzerland's top figure skater Stéphane Lambiel has
split from his long-time coach after a disappointing
performance at the world championships earlier this year.
He announced on Friday that he would start working under
United States-based trainer and former Olympic gold
winner Viktor Petrenko.

Lambiel said it had been a difficult decision to leave
his coach of 13 years, Peter Grütter, but he was in need
of a "new challenge".

"I owe an enormous amount to Peter Grütter. We part on
good terms and remain good friends," he said.

The two-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist
only managed fifth place in the last World Figure Skating
Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

He will now start working towards the 2010 Olympic Games
under Petrenko, a 38-year-old Ukrainian, and Petrenko's
former coach Galina Smijewska.

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In article <484defe0.1584072@news.aei.ca>, Vick444~No Spam~@aei.ca
wrote:

> June 6, 2008
>
> Switzerland's top figure skater Stéphane Lambiel has
> split from his long-time coach after a disappointing
> performance at the world championships earlier this year.
> He announced on Friday that he would start working under
> United States-based trainer and former Olympic gold
> winner Viktor Petrenko.
>
> Lambiel said it had been a difficult decision to leave
> his coach of 13 years, Peter Grütter, but he was in need
> of a "new challenge".
>
> "I owe an enormous amount to Peter Grütter. We part on
> good terms and remain good friends," he said.
>
> The two-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist
> only managed fifth place in the last World Figure Skating
> Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.
>
> He will now start working towards the 2010 Olympic Games
> under Petrenko, a 38-year-old Ukrainian, and Petrenko's
> former coach Galina Smijewska.
>
> [url]http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/news_digest/Lambiel_makes_coach_swap_to_raise_stak[/url]
> es.html?siteSect=104&sid=9183262&cKey=121275991800 0&ty=nd

Isn't the ice gonna be a bit crowded with both Lambiel and Weir?

--
JD

"...if you think the 'Star Wars' prequels are a disease, then
'Serenity' is the cure."

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:07:16 GMT, Vick444~No Spam~@aei.ca wrote:

>June 6, 2008
>
>Switzerland's top figure skater Stéphane Lambiel has
>split from his long-time coach after a disappointing
>performance at the world championships earlier this year.
>He announced on Friday that he would start working under
>United States-based trainer and former Olympic gold
>winner Viktor Petrenko.

Woohoo! Good for Viktor!

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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:58:00 -0400, Pidge
<pidge@antispam.com> wrote:

>On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:07:16 GMT, Vick444~No Spam~@aei.ca wrote:
>
>>June 6, 2008
>>
>>Switzerland's top figure skater Stéphane Lambiel has
>>split from his long-time coach after a disappointing
>>performance at the world championships earlier this year.
>>He announced on Friday that he would start working under
>>United States-based trainer and former Olympic gold
>>winner Viktor Petrenko.
>
>Woohoo! Good for Viktor!

interesting


Vick