EuroSport - Russian broadcast
Translated by Realdeal from Korean translated transcript into English on 17th August 2010 YNKF post.
2010 Olympic
Commentators 1 and 2: Alexander Boychyk and Andrey Zhyrankov
SP: James Bond Medley
(Orser looks on Yuna as she takes a drink)
C1: Orser's given a tough task. He calmly looks into her eyes…to calm down Yuna Kim's mind. But will she able to handle it? The destined rivalry between Mao Asada and Yuna Kim. There's no respite in-between these two competitors. They were both born in the same year, no? First Mao and then Kim. Mao and Kim…They both have their own unique strength. Mao is the only woman who can do two 3A in one program. Kim Yuna set the world record of 210 when she performed everything to perfection. (Alexander Boychyk obviously does not know about the missed 3F) But that was in the last fall and her following performances after that were less than spectacular. Yes, shall we? I'll continue after her skate. Let's hope Yuna Kim can deliver as well as her rival.
(Yuna skates as the music starts)
C1: “3Lz-3T! Perfect!”
C2: “Yes.”
C1: “3F!”
(Yuna finishes her ending pose)
C1: “So, this is how James Bond responds!”
C2: “Yes.”
C1: “Anyways, bravo!”
C2: “Everything was perfect and she's done with precision.”
C1: “I envy the audiences in the seats. No one's seen perfect back-to-back performances filled with technical difficulties like this in Short Program in a competition.”
C2: “This is getting really interesting thanks to these two athletes.”
C1: “Mao has first thrown down a gauntlet to Yuna Kim. But she strikes Mao right back!”
C2: “And she didn't even look nervous after Mao's performance. As if she were confident that she can do everything and even better! Did you see that? She was confident. And her confidence allowed her to do her own thing better than Mao's spectacular performance! Yes, this is something to be commended by any athlete.” C1: “BUT, it's hard to answer “Who's done better?” And those interested in the question of 'Who's done worse?' must be not a very bright person. It's only a matter of who has earned slightly more points than the other. Look, her (Mao) 3A combination jump was most impressive but 3Lz-3T, by the rule, has more base value.”
(Camera replays Yuna 3-3 combination)
C1: “Looks to me she's short on the rotation (3Lz) and so is the second one (3T).”
C2: “No, that was more than the quarter line.”
C1: “Yes, I guess they are not something to make a big deal out of…But the base value of 3A-2T…oh, by the way, that was a great 3F!…is 9.5. 3Lz-3T is 10. It means Kim gets 0.5 more in terms of base value in combination jumps. Gorgeous choreography! She uses her entire body. Yes, arms, too! Everything is excellent. But, to be honest, I personally preferred Mao's spins…and Mao's spirals looked better. But everything what I've said is merely a subjective impression. I don't know! If I was the judge…of course, I would've fairly awarded points on all the elements. Still, I would've given them a tie.”
C2: “Yes, Mao's difficult step sequence was wonderful and textbook but Yuna's was good as well…”
C1: “I liked Mao's better…”
C2: “Mao's program seems more passionate, too…”
C1: “Around 72, perhaps? No, I think 72.5 would be a fair and objective score!”
C2: “What points will she get? Yuna Kim…”
(78.50 is announced)
C1: “Oh no! This has gone too far!”
C2: “What?! 78.50! Maybe it's because her jumps were clean.”
C1: “We'll see shortly how Yuna Kim has earned more points. Frankly speaking, I don't understand!”
C2: “78! That's something! Yes, anyways, that's the final result. I thought Mao's program was the standard for this Olympics but look at that! The standard has been changed…But if the judges picked one of the two based on a certain criteria, that's what it is.”
C1: “I don't know. Maybe it's because Orser enjoys more respect than Madam Tarasova or maybe something else is going on…I'll take a look at it (protocol) later to see who got how many points from where exactly! We'll do that after Suzuki's performance. I really don't understand how Yuna Kim has earned 5 more points than Mao.”
(End of the clip)
LP: Gershwin's concerto in F
(Yuna takes her final drink as Orser watches her)
C1: “Now here comes the great favorite! The judges have premeditated to give her the 1st place in the Short Program! Of course, that must be partially related to Yuna Kim's reputation as the heavy favorite throughout the season. Look, the judges awarded her ridiculously high score of 78.50 which gives her a nice big cushion. But, because her long program's technical element points are bit lower, she plans to do 3Lz-3T in the beginning and 3Lz late in the program. So, to win, she must deliver a clean program and execute her jumps flawlessly. What will be in for her today? What's it going to be?”
C2: “She did everything well in the warm-up. Triple combination and other triple jumps. Let's hope she does everything well as she's done in her warm-up.”
(The music starts)
C1: “George Gershwin.”
(Both commentators don't say a word during Yuna's performance…)
(Yuna pumps her fists into the air in elation)
C1: “Look! This is the new Olympic Champion! Can you see how Orser is ecstatic and the entire hall is giving her a tremendous applause? I admit I did complain a bit that there was a problem with the judging in the Short Program, that Mao skated better, and that Mao should have been one point ahead because of her passionate performance. But this Free Skate!!! Mao is yet to skate but Yuna Kim destroys any lingering doubts I've had in mind!
C2: “Even if there were such doubts, this performance not only nullifies those doubts but there should not have been any in the first place. It must be really tough for Mao to skate after this. Mao must be trembling in fear. Of course, she could deliver a great Free Skate but to top Yuna Kim's performance and in addition to having to make up the point differences from the Short Program…”
C1: “That's how it should have been skated! In the Pairs and in the Men's Single, I mean! Then, there would not have been any question over whether they deserved to be champions or not! If only they had skated like her in SP and FS! Who's going to question Yuna Kim? Who's dare to say that her jumps are good but her spins, step, and choreography are so-so.”
C2: “The response of the crowd in the hall reflects that that she was perfect! In most of situation, any program is bound to have a few blemishes but she didn't have any! Look at the hall and the crowd! It's a standing ovation! Look, not only the Korean crowd but also Canadians and perhaps Russian-Americans as well. Everybody in the hall is applauding her on their feet. No further comments are needed!” C1: “Bravo, Brian Orser! Bravo, Yuna Kim! She has achieved everything at the age of 19!”
(Camera replays Yuna's 3-3 combination)
C1: “Look at that! What an amazing jump! This 3Lz-3T…it's comparable to Lysacek's! Her program is no less difficult technically than the Olympic Champion of Men's Single (Lysacek)! She also got extra points with her Lutz late in the program.”
(Camera replays Yuna's 2A-3T)
C1: “From Eagle to Axel, and then 3T! So light! It's perfectly rotated.”
C2: “It was cleanly rotated. No room for a doubt over whether it's less or more than one-quarter! That was a perfect and clean rotation!”
C1: “No need to even mention the previous record of 133…If someone decides to give her 140, that's fully deserved and this is a Gold medal performance without a doubt. It was really a glorious performance and it's even theoretically impossible to do better than this! Bravo, Yuna Kim! I have nothing to object further! She's the true Olympic Champion!”
C2: “It's going to be interesting. Let's see how judges will award her…”
(150.06 is announced)
C1: “150! (laughter)”
C2: “150! See that!”
C1: “I predicted 140 because her previous record was 133!”
C2: “Usually, it's hard to get a total combined score of 150 but this is…the total is 228! My goodness…”
C1: “World record! As Americans like to use the expression, this will be 'the record for ages'! Bravo, Yuna Kim! That was really an amazing performance!”
(Mao takes on the ice)
C1: “Now it's really a situation that should give Mao–the cute Japanese girl–a headache, isn't it?”
(End of the clip)