С офифорума от
Jade. Перевод итальянской статьи на английский:
Time ago an italian magazine did an intrview to Stephane, i don't know if you already post it here..anyway this is the link of the article:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SilkRoad-Oasis/7082/chi.html
and here the translation ( or at least something near):
"I'M NOT AN ICE MAN
'I have latin roots, i'm passionate' sayd swiss champion, star of figure skating, now busy in Worlds Championships in Tokyo. he continue 'Yes, it's true. Carolina Kostner and I had a story. But now we are just big friends'.
'It's true thay You and Carolina Kostner...? well some people says...You know, some rumors says that You and "ours" Carolina have an romanitic "Liaison". That's true?' we asked him. Him, Stephane Lambiel, divo of figure skating, a basket full of medals at home, smile and not so embarassed says: 'yes we had a story. a beautiful story. now our relations become ina beautiful friendship'.
Question: Friendship?
Answer: we give each other big inspiration. We have a lot of calls and it's fantastic to have that kind of relation because we understand each other in a moment. we are both skaters, we know the problems, frustrations, sacrifies of this sport.
Q: How didi you get to change your relation?
A: Heatr does miracles.
Q: No gealuos between you two?
A: no, it doesn't would have sense
Q: You trains together?
A: Sometimes, during the year, we go on ice together. But we live in differents coutries. Carolina lives in Germany, for now, I live in Switzerland. But when she comes to me, in Lousanne, and we want to skate, yes, we go to rock the floor for some hours.
Q: Did you would get mad to see Carolina in the arms of another guy?
A: No, i think no. I would be happy. But he must be fantastic as much as she is.
Q: That's true that what people says about You: a little savage, a free soul? A little too much to do as a profession the champion?
A: Yes. I live following my instint. I do a lot of things that are not like a champion, obblige to rules, hours, discipline. I see my friends, have fun with them, and go out all night long, when i can. I need to put skates off at the end of the season and to not put on untill the start of next season. Sport is Importan, i am too.
Q: You don't look like swiss in actitude.
A: Swiss is my father, my mother is portouguese and i fell strong my latin roots. I fell good living in Lousanne, because it give me stability. Swiss people are squares and that helps when you must make an carrer. But i need to go descover the world, meet people. To live some emotions. And in that i'm latin.
Q: How can a "crazy" like You go practice for several hours?
A: I do not work hard as people imagine. Skating is my big love. What won't you do for love?
Q: What is the biggest sacrifice that skating command you?
A: I go around the world more times during the year so i pass a few time with my family, my parents and my sisters. That is so hard to live, sometimes
Q: how did you get to be one of more important skater of the circuit?
A: I started i were a child, because my bigger sister, Silvie, skates. Of course when i sayd i wanted to learn to skate they tryed to orientate me to hockey, a man discipline. But i keep on my decision because i like this sport that shake technique and art, atlthetism and fantasy. So i'm here.
Q: Sitting in the throne of the ice.
A: that's true that i have some gold medals, but i'm 22 ( on 2nd april, ndr) and i have a lot of objetives to reach.
Q: Dp you feel tension before a competition?
A: O f course. Fell the tension is fondamental to take home a medal. Adrenaline is a propulsive and awesome strenght.
Q: How did you make fear in a success?
A: I sing. usually, before a competition, i star singing some songs. Or i sit in silence, breathe deeply. I try to set my mind free.
Q: In Switzerland you are a star. Did you fell the responsability of beeing a model for young people?
A: noone own me. I'm how i am. I feels good to be recognize while i'm walking, but that means a limitation to my liberty, it become a prision.
Q: when you become a champion, you are submit to some strong pressions. How do you live pressions?
A: What is the most important thing? Have succes in life or make your life a succes? I'm most for the second one. Public think i'll win, media too, but i prefer to think that, when i win, i'm winning because i'm realizing my dream, that is to skate, not to make some people happy.
Q: Did you know why you love so much that sport?
A: Yes, i figured out that i need a scene where to show me, of a public, of applauses. I need to make a show. you don't become a champion if you don't want to. Ambition is fondamental.
Q: Evgeni Plushenko, gold at Tourin Olimpics, is you'r firts, most difficult, aganist.
A: i never compare me with nobody. i go to competitions to be the best one.
Q:Tourin offers you the opportunity to go there to trains and study, in change of your image to promulgue the image of the city.
A: Yes, the offert of Tourin is iteresting, but i even people whom work with me must come, and i think it is a bit complicated.
Q: Did you decided wht you gonna study when you will be back to study?
A: Acting. after skating, i dream a carreer in cinema."