They're up at the top of some building or other in this park, leaning against the parapet wall. It's a perfect vantage point over the broad expanse of Barcelona, shining like a city of gold in the light of the late afternoon sun. But even if Yuri had had a mind to appreciate the view, Otabek Altin's revelation has driven everything else out of his head.
'Really? I don't remember that!' Under most circumstances, he'd be embarrassed to blurt something like that out, but it's like his voice and his brain aren't completely operating in sync. When could he and Altin have possibly trained together? Yakov runs his training camps on strict lines of separation, with all attendees sorted into classes through placement and performance tests -- for ease of instruction, of course, but also to curb the wayward ambitions of certain younger skaters who might attempt elements or techniques that their bodies physically are not prepared to handle. Yuri had never been with the senior classes until this year, and he'd never seen Altin in the junior classes. So how could their paths have crossed before without him remembering it?
He's sure he would've remembered it. You're supposed to keep an eye on your potential rivals, aren't you? And though he's turned a sharp look on Altin's face now, for the life of him he can't seem to recall seeing that profile anywhere else but on a television screen, or from a distance at a press conference.
(If he can't remember, he's at a disadvantage here. He doesn't like being at a disadvantage.)
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'Really? I don't remember that!' Under most circumstances, he'd be embarrassed to blurt something like that out, but it's like his voice and his brain aren't completely operating in sync. When could he and Altin have possibly trained together? Yakov runs his training camps on strict lines of separation, with all attendees sorted into classes through placement and performance tests -- for ease of instruction, of course, but also to curb the wayward ambitions of certain younger skaters who might attempt elements or techniques that their bodies physically are not prepared to handle. Yuri had never been with the senior classes until this year, and he'd never seen Altin in the junior classes. So how could their paths have crossed before without him remembering it?
He's sure he would've remembered it. You're supposed to keep an eye on your potential rivals, aren't you? And though he's turned a sharp look on Altin's face now, for the life of him he can't seem to recall seeing that profile anywhere else but on a television screen, or from a distance at a press conference.
(If he can't remember, he's at a disadvantage here. He doesn't like being at a disadvantage.)