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.Sembrano ancora quelle dei mondiali di Nizza =)
Gli sponsor, la luce ed i colori sullo sfondo sembrano quelli della pista d'allenamento.
Quant'era bello!
Se penso a come si è conciato ora, vorrei andar lì, prendere la colla e rincollargli addosso tutti i ricci che si è fatto tagliare.
Secondo me le prime gare gli andranno male a causa dei capelli corti.
Per me, lui è come Sansone: traeva la forza dai suoi capelli... ahahahah!
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Rippon makes coaching change.
Reigning U.S. silver medalist parts ways with Dungjen, Sato
(09/11/2012) - Adam Rippon, the reigning U.S. silver medalist, announced today he has commenced training with Olympic and world coach Rafael Arutunian in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. Last season, he trained with Jason Dungjen and Yuka Sato in Detroit.
"After the world championships, I had time to reflect on the season and came to the conclusion that I needed to take a different approach," Rippon said. "Over the summer, I received the suggestion to travel to Lake Arrowhead and work with Rafael. I'm confident the move will be a positive one as I move forward in my career.
"I am very grateful to Jason and Yuka for their unconditional support and encouragement, which brought me to my first U.S. medal at the senior level."
Arutunian, a former national competitor for the Soviet Union, has worked with Mao Asada, Michelle Kwan, Sasha Cohen, Sergei Voronov, Jeffrey Buttle and others.
Rippon is scheduled to compete in two Grand Prix Series events this fall -- Cup of China and NHK Trophy -- before competing at the 2013 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January.
Rippon is the only man to win back-to-back world junior titles (2008-09) and is the 2008 U.S. junior champion and the 2010 Four Continents champion. He has previously worked with coaches Brian Orser and Nikoli Morozov.
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And another message from Adam's fan page:
Rippon plans to skate like an absolute mad man
de Adam Rippon, el El Martes, 11 de Septiembre de 2012 a la(s) 22:30 ·
Seibert gives skater new direction: 'It's an era, it's a cool guy."By Lynn Rutherford, special to icenetwork.com
(05/23/2012) - Next season, Adam Rippon will be traveling back in time -- to three-martini lunches at 21 Club and bygone Manhattan nightspots like The Stork Club and El Morocco, with an occasional detour to Greenwich Village for some poetry reading and smoky jazz.
The U.S. silver medalist will channel AMC's Mad Men protagonist Don Draper in his free skate, set to orchestral tracks from The Incredibles soundtrack.
Call it skating, with a dash of bitters.
"It's definitely a different direction I'm taking, but I think I have to explore it," said the 22-year-old Rippon, who placed 13th at the 2012 World Figure Skating Championships. "I'm really excited to show it off."
His new free-skate persona is the brainchild of Michael Seibert, the five-time U.S. ice dance champion (with Judy Blumberg) who co-directed Stars on Ice for 11 years, winning an Emmy. More recently, he helped create routines for CBC's Battle of the Blades.
"Michael is very honest, which is good, and the way he goes about doing it is a very interesting approach," said Jason Dungjen, who, with wife Yuka Sato, coaches Rippon at the Detroit Skating Club (DSC). "I think Adam, at this point in his career, needs to learn different ways of doing things."
Honest doesn't begin to describe the personable, quirky Seibert, a Pittsburgh native in the process of moving from California to New York City, where he is establishing an interior design business.
"This is the first senior program I've done, ever," Seibert said. "All of the [judging system] rules are Greek to me."
Despite, or perhaps because of, his lengthy absence from the eligible skating world, Seibert felt free to deliver some blunt opinions. Watching several of Rippon's past programs, as well as those of some other top men, he found a key ingredient lacking.
"I want to see some testosterone," he said. "I just felt that some of it looked a bit soft, that it doesn't look impressive. People start out slow and I'm turning the channel. I want to be entertained, I want to be excited.
"Adam is receptive to that; when we Skyped, he was 'Yes, yes, yes.' He didn't know me; I'm not on the scene, so it's hard to come at somebody with such specific ideas when they have no context from which to take what you have to say. But it's worked well so far; everybody is happy."
After spending a long, rain-soaked weekend considering music choices, Seibert came up with selections from Michael Giacchino's score, including "Life's Incredible Again" and "Saving Metroville."
"Adam needs something more competitive, bigger; it's all sort of the same texture I felt was lacking," he said. "So I was all over musically, from [Joe] Satriani on down, and I happened to stumble on this.
"I don't really want to use the [animated] movie title The Incredibles because we started with Mad Men, and then I found this piece of music, which is very jazz-age, a big horn section, very Don Draper-esque."
Portraying a character inspired by the hard-drinking Draper, a Korean War veteran with dark charisma and womanizing ways, may not seem a natural fit for the angelic-looking Rippon, but choreographer and skater think assuming the cool persona of the 1960s advertising man could bring a new energy to the skater's performances.
"It was always in the back of my head: 'OK, I need to see this show, everyone is talking about it,'" Rippon said. "As soon as Michael brought it to the forefront, I started watching it, and it's a great show.
"I think my programs in the past have been a little bit more introverted, a little bit more subtle. This was definitely a change I was more than willing, and kind of excited, to go for."
Seibert emphasizes that Rippon isn't playing Draper on ice; rather, he's tapping into the character's iconic style.
"It's an era, it's a cool guy, it's a persona," he said. "It's a vibe of a confident, masculine male that the music, the horns and the jazz sound are all part of."
Seibert arrived at DSC last Thursday, and by Saturday had created the free skate's opening and several other sections, including a step sequence. As it stands, the challenging program doesn't leave much time for Rippon to rev up to his most difficult jumps; one triple Axel emerges with all the stealth of a Mad Men plot twist.
"Triple Axel is going to be his best friend by the end of the summer," Seibert said. "He promised."
"You get more respect even if you miss a jump, if you go after it and attack it," Rippon said. "That's how I'm approaching every element this year. The [2014] Olympics are one season away, and I've got to put it all out there on the table.
"I'm working very diligently with Yuka and Jason on the technical aspects; now is the time to really drill them. I plan to do two quads in the beginning and a triple Axel in the second half. It's going to be quite a challenge, but I need to do it, and I'm up for it."
Dungjen agrees that added aggression is just the tonic Rippon's skating needs.
"We brought Michael in to really push Adam this season, to grow as a skater and a performer," he said. "You have to do it this season, because you can't do it next season. The Olympic year is not the time to decide you want to go in a new direction."
Of course, all the successful pitches in the world won't add points to Rippon's programs the way a quad would, and the skater knows it.
"I've had success in practice with the Lutz and the Salchow," Rippon said. "I have really been working on the technique of the triple toe last year. I came back [after the world championships] and tried the quad toe, and I landed one or two with Jason in a few days. It's not all the way there yet, but it's definitely really close."
Sato and Dungjen plan to work with Dartfish this summer, although Dungjen emphasized they will use the computer imaging system differently than some.
"We use Dartfish more [to analyze] the mechanics of what's happening than with the [hang-]time issues," Dungjen said. "If the mechanics aren't right, realistically, the time issues don't matter; you're not going to rotate it anyway."
Next on Seibert's agenda: Create a short program.
"We want the two programs to be very, very different," Dungjen said. "We're all looking, but it's still up in the air."
Rippon elected not to compete at a summer competition last year, but he may do so this season.
"I think I will I try out [the free skate] at least once before the Grand Prix," he said. His first event, Cup of China, is scheduled for Nov. 2-4.
That leaves some time for costuming. Draper would be nothing without the right package: crisp shirt, smartly tailored suit and sharply barbered hair, perhaps with a touch of Brylcreem. That's quite a change from Rippon's current crop of blonde curls.
"Don't worry, don't worry," Seibert said. "The hair will work."
"It's a surprise," Rippon said.
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Cambio di allenatore per Adam Rippon
Adam Rippon, per due volte campione mondiale junior e attuale vice-campione nazionale americano, non è nuovo ai cambi di allenatore: da Elena Sergeeva a Nikolai Morozov, poi Brian Orser, lasciato nel 2011 per approdare a Yuka Sato e Jason Dungjen. Ora il 22enne pattinatore ha annunciato che sarà Rafael Arutunian il suo nuovo allenatore.
La sua sede di allenamento si sposta quindi da Detroit a Lake Arrowhead, in California.
"Ho avuto tempo per ripensare alla stagione, dopo i Mondiali" - ha dichiarato Rippon - "e sono giunto alla conclusione di aver bisogno di un diverso approccio. Durante l'estate, ho avuto il suggerimento di trasferirmi a Lake Arrowhead per lavorare con Arutunian; credo che il cambiamento sarà positivo e che sarà un miglioramento per la mia carriera."
Ha ancora aggiunto che in California potrà avvalersi anche dei preziosi consigli di Frank Carroll, storico allenatore di Michelle Kwan e di Evan Lysacek, che ha spesso collaborato con Rafael Arutunian: "Ho parlato con Carroll ed egli ha molto sostenuto il mio spostamento. Ha detto che potrebbe incontrare Rafael e me per dare consigli e darmi una mano nella mia carriera."
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Ma ha cambiato allenatore ORA che siamo a settembre??? . -
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Oh... è tornato un po' carino *_* 
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Rivoglio il suo cespuglietto ...pff . -
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Come sospettavo... Adam non è più Adam con il nuovo stile, non mi da più le stesse emozioni, perchè si è omologato agli altri, ora non lo distinguo più.
Waaah!
Mi manca il suo look dai capelli ricci e la sua fantastica layback!
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Qui si dice che Adam s'è dovuto ritirare a causa di un problema alla caviglia. CITAZIONERippon, who placed fifth at the 2013 U.S. Championships, sustained an ankle injury on Saturday. He is expected to make a full recovery.. -
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Mi dispiace davvero per lui.. Spero che il prossimo anno torni tecnicamente e artisticamente competitivo. . -
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Ma... Voi lo sapevate che ha cambiato il suo Free? Ritorno al classico? 
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No, non lo sapevo... sarei curiosa di vederlo. Qualcuno riesce a reperire un video? Forse qualcuno lo caricherà presto, il Gardena Spring Trophy è finito da poco! . -
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Adesso Adam Rippon e Ashley Wagner si allenano assieme, con lo stesso coach, a quanto ho capito! 
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Forse sembro monotematica ma... I capelli gli sono un po' ricresciuti!! . -
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Tranquilla Wolfie, ci sono anch'io a monitorare la situazione capelli, abbiamo già scoperto che Adam è uguale a Sansone, quindi quando gli ricresceranno, ricomincerà ad avere risultati XD .
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