Vincent Zhou
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And before I had learned my quadruple lots, I learned a couple of other quadruples. So I was like, if I can do those other quadruples and my lots is better than those jumps, then I should be able to theoretically do a quad lots even more easily than my other quads. So, so that's what I was saying earlier about wanting to test my theory, but not being allowed to, cuz it was too out of the box.
So, like I said, I waited until my coach was gone golfing and then, and then I tried it and I was right. And that was the moment when I realized before that, that I was already a member of Team USA. I was up and coming. I knew that my career had potential to go somewhere, but that was the moment where I told myself that I could change history.
So, like I said, I waited until my coach was gone golfing and then, and then I tried it and I was right. And that was the moment when I realized before that, that I was already a member of Team USA. I was up and coming. I knew that my career had potential to go somewhere, but that was the moment where I told myself that I could change history.
So, like I said, I waited until my coach was gone golfing and then, and then I tried it and I was right. And that was the moment when I realized before that, that I was already a member of Team USA. I was up and coming. I knew that my career had potential to go somewhere, but that was the moment where I told myself that I could change history.
And I started trying it in competition shortly after I landed it at a local competition. I landed it at first international competition in China. 2017, I was throwing it on practices even a year before that at international competitions. And then 2018 just happened to be the competition with the most spotlights on it and that special Olympic title attached to it. That's the way I see it.
And I started trying it in competition shortly after I landed it at a local competition. I landed it at first international competition in China. 2017, I was throwing it on practices even a year before that at international competitions. And then 2018 just happened to be the competition with the most spotlights on it and that special Olympic title attached to it. That's the way I see it.
And I started trying it in competition shortly after I landed it at a local competition. I landed it at first international competition in China. 2017, I was throwing it on practices even a year before that at international competitions. And then 2018 just happened to be the competition with the most spotlights on it and that special Olympic title attached to it. That's the way I see it.
But I think it's, I think it, that kind of that mindset of not caring what other people think is impossible, um, has taken me really far and hopefully will continue to, because it's a very applicable mindset to many things, not just a club.
But I think it's, I think it, that kind of that mindset of not caring what other people think is impossible, um, has taken me really far and hopefully will continue to, because it's a very applicable mindset to many things, not just a club.
But I think it's, I think it, that kind of that mindset of not caring what other people think is impossible, um, has taken me really far and hopefully will continue to, because it's a very applicable mindset to many things, not just a club.
It's always just been this willingness to experiment. It's hard to do it justice in words, but I can see it just even by looking at other skaters. The reigning world champion, Ilya Malinin, I saw that willingness to experiment in him years ago. years ago. And now he was the first person to ever land a quad axle. Now he's doing things that even I could only dream of.
It's always just been this willingness to experiment. It's hard to do it justice in words, but I can see it just even by looking at other skaters. The reigning world champion, Ilya Malinin, I saw that willingness to experiment in him years ago. years ago. And now he was the first person to ever land a quad axle. Now he's doing things that even I could only dream of.
It's always just been this willingness to experiment. It's hard to do it justice in words, but I can see it just even by looking at other skaters. The reigning world champion, Ilya Malinin, I saw that willingness to experiment in him years ago. years ago. And now he was the first person to ever land a quad axle. Now he's doing things that even I could only dream of.
Part of me is like almost smug in a way because I'm like, I saw that coming years ago. Like I told you, it's the same with Yuzuru Hanyu, who's 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion, one of the most legendary figure skaters in history. Back in 2012, 2013, when I saw him break out onto the junior stage for the first time, I knew he had something special because I could see he wore it on his sleeve.
Part of me is like almost smug in a way because I'm like, I saw that coming years ago. Like I told you, it's the same with Yuzuru Hanyu, who's 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion, one of the most legendary figure skaters in history. Back in 2012, 2013, when I saw him break out onto the junior stage for the first time, I knew he had something special because I could see he wore it on his sleeve.
Part of me is like almost smug in a way because I'm like, I saw that coming years ago. Like I told you, it's the same with Yuzuru Hanyu, who's 2014 and 2018 Olympic champion, one of the most legendary figure skaters in history. Back in 2012, 2013, when I saw him break out onto the junior stage for the first time, I knew he had something special because I could see he wore it on his sleeve.
I could see his grit in the way that he got up from his falls. I was like, that guy has something special. And I looked up to him very early on. I knew he had something special. And then he went on to become one of the greatest of all time. I can't really describe it perfectly, but I can sense it.
I could see his grit in the way that he got up from his falls. I was like, that guy has something special. And I looked up to him very early on. I knew he had something special. And then he went on to become one of the greatest of all time. I can't really describe it perfectly, but I can sense it.
I could see his grit in the way that he got up from his falls. I was like, that guy has something special. And I looked up to him very early on. I knew he had something special. And then he went on to become one of the greatest of all time. I can't really describe it perfectly, but I can sense it.
It's just like this unspoken way of approaching things that shows that you don't believe in the impossible.