4 October 2011 - Flash Quotes

Flash Quotes London – 4 Ocotober 2011   Today the athletes shot the Men’s Team event at the London Archery Classic – the archery Test Event for the 2012 Olympic Games. Here are their reactions!  Recurve Men Team world record   IM Dong-Huyn (KOR)   On breaking his second world record in two days:   “I am extremely happy with the world record because this is a team match. Every member of our team is very good.”   On how starting with six perfect 10s set the tone for Korea’s world record display:   “Of course it was very important to start like that. It’s fundamental for the world record.”   On whether they expected a record on Tuesday:   “Not really because there was a bit of wind today.”   On Korea’s chances of improving on the world record in the future:   “I think it’s possible that we can make a score of 237 in the future.”   Recurve Men Team Gold Final   Jake KAMINSKI (USA) - gold   On how it feels to have won the gold:   “It’s awesome...just awesome.”   On America’s strong start to the final:   “It’s important, but ultimately we try to not let outside factors like that affect us as there might be things like wind and if we shoot weak to begin with we can’t let that affect us either.”   On whether he will allow his mind to wander to next summer (London 2012) whilst he is on the podium:   “Yeh why not, it’s always good to visualise the future.”   On what he will do now before the individual competition starts on Thursday:   “We have a couple of days but we will continue to keep training as there is that and then straight after this we fly to Guadalajara (Mexico) to the Pan-Am Games.”   “I’d like to get out and see some things as I’ve never been here (to London) before.”   Joe FANCHIN (USA) - gold   On winning gold at Lord’s and the USA team’s overall success this year:   “Winning gold here was great; we’ve had success at the World Cup too (team USA have won the World Cup events in Shanghai and Ogden, USA, in 2011) and have been shooting really well in the run up to this event.”   On competing in the darkening conditions at Lord’s:   “It can make it difficult, but today it stayed as a soft light which is not too bad. The changes in the direction of the sun can be difficult to manage, but you have to deal with it and it hasn’t been too bad.”   On the USA team’s expectations for 2012:   “After the year we’ve had, we do expect to do pretty well; we have all been training hard and are looking forward to London 2012.”   Recurve Men Team Bronze Final   KIM Woojin – bronze   On what he has learned from competing at Lord’s:   “It has been a great experience to shoot in this environment. Because this is a cricket stadium the winds are very changeable. Sometimes the wind was from the east, at other times it was from the north, south or west.”   “Sometimes you would make a small mistake and it had a big effect. It was good to familiarise myself with these conditions (before the Olympic Games in 2012).”   On losing to the USA in the semifinal after breaking the world record in the quarterfinal:   “It was not a great performance. The perfect performance in the quarterfinals maybe had a bad effect. We wanted to be perfect again but we made small mistakes that became big mistakes.”   On looking forward to competing at the London 2012 Olympic Games:   “I am already looking forward to the London Olympics and will try my best to prepare for it.”   Recurve Men Team 1/2   Brady ELLISON (USA)   On the team performance:   “I have not been shooting my best at the moment, the wind picked up a bit and I hit a few eights, which isn’t very good, but Ukraine are a very good team.”   Recurve Men Team 1/4   Jake KAMINSKI (USA)   On winning the match:   “It felt really good. We maintained our composure and we felt we were doing a really good job.”   On whether the match hinged on the sequence of five consecutive 10s in the second and third ends:   “Well it started to happen a long time ago in training. For us it doesn’t matter what shooting is going on, it’s important to maintain focus and composure.”   On the crucial factors that won them the match:   “Anything can always happen so it’s important to keep focus on the important things. Technique is really important and our technique is really strong under pressure.”   On Lord’s as a venue:   “I really like it. It’s definitely different to anything we have in America. There’s a lot more history. ”   Markyian IVASHKO (UKR)   On the disappointment of defeat:   “It’s just a sport. Someone must win and someone must lose.”   Dmytro HRACHOV (UKR)   On the pressure of going into the final end five points behind the Americans:   “We felt like we had to produce 10s all round.”   Viktor RUBAN (UKR)   On whether or not they could take any positives from the defeat:   “It’s sad. There are no positives in losing (laughs). It was a positive to come here and see. With God’s will and luck we will be back here next year at the Olympics.”   WANG Cheng Pang (TPE)   On meeting Spain in the next round:   “The more important thing is to do well by ourselves before we consider our rivals.”   On competing in London at 2012:   “I am looking forward to 2012. Hopefully everything will continue to go well so I can go to my third Olympic Games next year.”   Antonio FERNANDEZ (ESP)   On shooting a 10 with the final arrow to clinch Spain the match by 213 – 208.   “Obviously the last shot was the most important. I had the feeling during the match that the last one was going to decide the match.”   On going through to the semifinal:   “It feels really good to go through. Between now and the next match it is quite simply going to be training, training, training, arrows, arrows, arrows.”   On the world-record breaking Korea team and whether it is possible to beat them:   “I think they are the best team in the world. I think they are so strong in this competition. But you don’t  know what will happen. You have to shoot the arrows and see. ”   Jean-Charles VALLADONT (FRA)   On whether or not they should have won the match:   “Yes...well, no. It was too difficult and there was far too much pressure. There were two technical errors. ”   On whether or not it has been good Olympic preparation:   “Yes. It’s good. It’s a shame that we lost.   “It was good preparation as we can now work on our weaknesses.”   CHENG Chu Sian (MAS)   On summing up the team’s performance:   “ This is the first games for us since the World Championships and we have a young, newly-formed team which needs to find its rhythm and tempo. We have two members who made the team for the first time this year.”   “It is good for this to happen now as it is good experience for the young team and it is better now than at the Olympics.”   “We will be working hard now and will keep practising (smiles).”   Ryan TYACK (AUS)   On being asked what went wrong   “We lost.” (wry smile).   On what didn’t work in the field   “We’re still learning about the venue – it will always depend on the weather at the time so we’ll be applying the knowledge when the occasion (London 2012) happens.”   Taylor WYAT T(AUS)   On how to beat the Koreans in the future   “We just have to try harder and do better.”   Recurve Men Team 1/8   Alan WILLS (GBR)     On competing at the iconic Lord’s venue:   “It is a spectacular place to compete. I’m a cricket fan but I’ve never been to Lord’s to watch. It’s a beautiful place and when you get the crowds in it will be amazing.”   On the breezy conditions for Tuesday morning’s competition:   “Normally you can feel the wind on your body or your face, but you couldn’t feel it (here). You would make a decision and go for it and you would get 10, and then do exactly the same and your arrow goes in the red.”    “The wind was swirling in pockets.  We were rattled, but I think Ukraine were rattled too.”   On receiving a warning during the match:   “I stepped over the line, it was a little mistake. I thought the judge did not notice but he gave me a yellow card.”   Viktor RUBAN (UKR)   On Lord’s as a venue:   “It is a nice venue, beautifully done. It is a bowl and the wind can swirl so (the Olympic Archery competition) next year will still depend on the weather conditions.”   “The wind is the same everywhere – it’s no different from the wind at home.”   On how to beat competition favourites Korea, who the winner of Ukraine’s quarterfinal match with USA on Tuesday afternoon will face in the semifinal:   “We will try to apply psychological pressure on them and we are looking forward positively to a victory. No team wants to lose (smiles).”   Dmytro HRACHOV (UKR)   On how the Ukraine team performed against Great Britain, and their hopes going forward:   “This morning we have won. We performed pretty well; we know the things we need to work on and will keep on working on them. ”   Elias CUESTA (ESP)   On the suitability of the Lord’s venue:   “It is a really nice field to play on, better than the field we shot on yesterday (Monday, for the Ranking Round). The stadium is grand and gives a good sense of occasion. ”   On Spain’s unexpected victory over Mexico:   “We didn’t expect to win because of our ranking of 14 whereas Mexico were ranked third.”   On the effect of the breezy conditions at Lord’s:   “The wind was strong enough initially that it blew an arrow off course.”   Pedro VIVAS ALCALA (MEX)   On the Mexican team’s performance:   “We were strong as a team but we hope for a better result at the (London 2012) Olympics.”   On the weather conditions at Lord’s:   “The wind can be a factor and there was a bit of wind yesterday (Monday) but this is something you can adapt to.”   CHENG Chu Sian (MAS)   On Malaysia’s convincing victory over Japan:   “This is a new team, they have only been with me for a year. This is my second Test match (Olympic Games test event) as I was at Beijing (ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games), but this is a good experience as it gives me the chance to mix with the new team.”   “So far, so good, but we will train harder for the (London 2012) Olympics.”   Hiroki SUETAKE (JPN)   On the conditions at Lord’s:   “It was very difficult to read the wind. Malaysia had very good timing and read the speed of the wind well. I had difficulty reading it.”   “The field is not level and it will take time to get used to it. The wind is better than yesterday afternoon (Monday, for the Ranking Round), it’s not as strong. Yesterday, when the sun came out the target was in the shadow.”   Ryan TYACK (AUS)   On Australia’s winning opening match, against Italy:   “It’s good to have a close match to start off with and get into the rhythm of things. We can see what works and what doesn’t on the field.”   “It’s an interesting field, and good to play on.”   Maxim KUNDA (BLR)   On the breezy conditions at Lord’s:   “The wind is very different to what we have at home. It’s hard to keep track, you have to adjust yourself. ”   Anton PRILEPAU (BLR)   On the challenge posed by reigning recurve world champions Korea:   “Korea can be defeated, we will try very hard (in the future). We are preparing for the (London 2012) Olympics, we will work hard and we will be ready.”   By LOCOG ONS London’s Prepare Series