Interview with Joubert (in French language), and some short passages with Albena and Maxim training with Brian...

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhoUMz0GEok

Thanks to Sonya303 for the vid!

I will translate the most important part of the interview, the part about ALBENA and MAKSIM :

Brian said about them :

"They are very original, they always did something different from other skaters during competitions. The good thing for them is that they never did this kind of work before so it is a way to launch their career as choreographers. I've a good feeling with them."

He also said that the music of his free program is very powerful and suits him well. He still want to do 3 quadruple jumps in a free program. He think it's the most complicated and complete program he never had. He had a great pleasure to do it.

Hurrah! I even have understood that have told
It very brought up guy
Thanks,aline

3 quadruple jumps! Very ambitious! I hope he'll be able to do this!

Here is an interview of Brian but also a very short one of Albena during the practice in Poitiers :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_bGbS3XWxA

I do not know if this video has already been published here before

Joubert opens his heart, overcomes obstacles

http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090923&content_id=7114108&vkey=ice_news

Joubert's choreography was crafted by world ice dancing gold medalists Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski. Joubert says he always admired them when they were competing.

"The program they made is technically very demanding. This is normal. After all, it is an Olympic program and it can not be an easy one! Yet, I love it so much that I do not count my time," he added. "We work really hard on it." Incidentally, "Ancient Lands" was the theme of Alexei Yagudin's exhibition program in 2002 -- the year he won the Olympic gold. A reference Joubert does not deny, as he has always been a big fan of Yagudin's.

A completely renewed team
Joubert has gathered his own "Olympic team" during the summer. After splitting with his former coach Jean-Christophe Simond at the end of last season, Joubert has decided to turn again to Laurent Depouilly, his former coach who he won his European title with in 2005. Depouilly, who was coaching his own daughter south of Bordeaux, has now left his family behind to relocate near Joubert's home city of Poitiers for the season.

The idea of calling Denkova and Staviski may be credited to Nathalie Depouilly, the wife of Joubert's coach. Nathalie, a French team member in ice dancing in the 1980s, and a renowned ice dancing coach in France, saw the potential to create the free program of her husband's protégé with the Bulgarian duo.

"I only help out, that is all," Nathalie Depouilly stated simply. "It is not an easy task for ice dancers to create a figure skating program from scratch. So, I offer guidance when the team needs it. Albena and Maxim took it as a real challenge for them, and it works really well." Lucinda Ruh, the renowned Swiss spinner, has also worked with Joubert on his spins.

"Brian really has a strong team around him this year," Depouilly concluded. "We encourage him to take everything he can from us all. We are all passionate about what we do, and very generous, too. It is a big luck we all have to work together."

A permanent work on choreography
Denkova and Staviski have not simply created Joubert's free program, they have also followed Joubert's preparation closely.

"Albena and Maxim come to Poitiers every five weeks," Joubert explained. "She is coming from Bulgaria, and he, from Russia. They always come together... So, sometimes they can take advantage of being in Poitiers to meet!," he said laughingly.

"Brian has a tendency to focus on his jumps and technique," Laurent Depouilly added. "So, the first time Denkova and Staviski came back to Poitiers -- a few weeks after they had choreographed the program -- they were horrified by what they saw." he recalled.

"When your hand is one inch too low, it is one inch too low," Depouilly said. "Whatever your movement is, Albena and Maxim never accept such a compromise. Brian understands this. He sees his marks, and so he knows what he needs to work on. Maxim is the most creative of all. Albena has so much perseverance, always. And both are so rigorous, really. They share the same rigor." "Also, they come to Poitiers," added Depouilly. "This is very important for Brian. During the last seasons, Brian had to go to the U.S. to work with his choreographers. Now, they come to him and it makes a big difference. The fact that they work on a regular basis is also key, because it stimulates us and forces Brian to really stick to his choreography and be more demanding with himself on that respect." About the Vancouver Olympics
"The goal is to skate a great performance and come back with that gold medal," Joubert said. "I think of it every day. Every morning when I make up, I am thinking of it."

I´m really sorry that we don´t have a topic like "Max and Albie as choreographers" or something like this. We have had so many news about our favourite duo as choreographers, and the pics and articles are spread over various topics in this forum...
And I presume during the next years we will have a lot more news about them as choreographers and / or coaches...

Vania, have you ever thought of creating a "choreographer" topic and to move all the articles/pics/news to that new topic so that we would have everything together?

Here´s a new article from Bulgarian 24chasa (normally considered as reliable) from yesterday with an interview of Brian and a short info about Albie and Maxi being in France next week to help Joubert!

Link: http://www.24chasa.bg/Article.asp?ArticleId=259776

Translation by google (Sorry for bad translation in some parts!):
"Wife (of coach) gathered Denkova and Staviski with French champion
Posted: Thursday, October 22nd, 2009, author: 24 hours; reads: 271, comments: 0

Brian Joubert remained only a quarter of a Grand Prix tournament in Paris, and this frustrates Albena and Maxim, who prepared the new program. Photo: Reuters
Since 2006, Brian Joubert has always been the podium at world championships and in 2007, and won a gold medal. Before the start of perhaps his last Olympic season, he agreed to tell more about his new team, programs and hopes.
"I kept his short program last year because it suits my style. Proven previous season it (the world in Los Angeles he won the part, but then fell and remained third). Long program is brand new, but great. Requires a lot of work but I'm happy, "admits Joubert.
When I saw the first performance of his music on Irish composer Ronan Hardiman, the judges unanimously agreed that this is the program titles.
"Once I heard this music, I knew it was for me," added figurist.
With the choreography Joubert already dealing with world champions dancing couples Denkova and Maxim Stavisky. Brian revealed that they had always admired as athletes.
"The program that I had, and requires a lot of this is normal. However, it is a part of the Olympics and you will not be easy. We worked hard," Joubert explains. At the same music Alexei Yagudin play a concert in 2002 when it became and Olympic champion. Joubert knows this, and it is also a big fan of Yagudin.
After the split with coach Jean-Christophe Simon, Brian returned to Laurent Depouilly , with whom he became European champion in 2005 Depouilly preparing his daughter near Bordeaux, but left his family and moved near his native town of Poitiers Joubert for this season. The idea to invite Denkova and Staviski is from Natalie Depouilly, the wife of coach. Natalie is a former competitor in the dancing couples in the 80's and a specialist in France and believes that the Bulgarian duo could greatly help voluntary program protege of her husband.
"I only give advice. It is not easy for dancers to create voluntary individual athlete and occasional assistance. Albena and Maxim took work as a personal challenge and really work hard," says Natalie.
Denkova and Staviski not only created a voluntary program Joubert, but also monitor very closely its preparation.
Albena and Maxim will be in Poitiers during the coming five weeks. She is from Bulgaria, and he from Russia, but we always come together and stay here is a good reason not to divide, "joked Joubert.
Brian usually taken for its jumping and equipment. Albena and Maxim when I first came to Poitiers, is terrified by directly seen. If your hand is to ELF lower than necessary, this can not be hid. Whatever your movement on the ice, Albena and Maxim could not make such compromises.
Brian understands it, watching their assessments and knows what to work on. Maxim has the most ideas from everyone, and Albena is more stringent. Both however are equally demanding. Their arrival in Poitiers is really very important to Brian. The previous year he traveled to the United States in its choreographers. Now they come to him and that's the difference. And they are constantly engaged and Brian and stimulates him to care much about the choreography, the coach continues.
For the Olympics in Vancouver Joubert has one goal - to be presented to the top of their abilities and to return to the gold medal. Every day, wake up, he thinks about it.
I know that if they make mistakes, other people can not be compared with me. The Olympics is very special race and requires psychological attitudes. No longer work with such a professional because I did it in 2006 and lost $ 2000. The best mental preparation is on the ice. If you feel ready, there's nobody to take my victory. And vice versa - if something is not right retailers may have a serious problem. My job requires that I am serious and exacting, not to ask unnecessary questions on the ice. In Vancouver I will be the third Olympics. In 2002-a and 2006-but failed, but learned a lot from their mistakes, admits Joubert.
He loves motorcycles, but is aware that one incident could ruin his career and 20 years of his life. Why not think about motorcycle before the end of the season.
If Evgeni (Plushenko) return as strong as it was before, will be exciting for me and for the audience. The more serious competition, I often overleap own opportunities, ending the Frenchman.
R. B. On the first tournament of the Grand Prix of the season in Paris last week, Brian Joubert remained fourth. Logically Denkova and Staviski were not satisfied. "Obviously, you must observe more closely.
We in Poitiers will be in next week, "commented Albena. Maxim added that the Frenchman will push to train more, as do couples dance and perform full voluntary program of any occupation.
Jean-Christophe Berling"

I open this new topic here because I´m of the opinion that it is nice to have everything about Albena´s and Maxim´s work as choreographers and / or coaches together in one topic, and not spread over the whole forum.
I presume there will be a lot of stuff during the next years.

So dear Vania, and now it´s your turn to "move" all the posts we have had until now to here...

It's done