ALBENA DENKOVA & MAXIM STAVISKI : AMOUR & MAGIE...

"Conquer millions of hearts..."

How...

How... could you describe yourself very briefly?
Albena: Responsible.

Maxim: Optimistic fatalist.
How... could you describe another very briefly?
Albena: Funny guy.

Maxim: There are two Albenas. The first - gay and funny and another - serious and responsible.

How... have you become a good sportsmen?
Albena: With lots of privations. I know that it's not a normal work. You must completely devote yourself to sport.

Maxim: You must have normal physical particulars - at least you mustn't be a cripple... You must love the sport you train. You must have a good coach. You must believe in him and he must believe in you! You must be ready to train till late... (Albena: That will do with phylosophy...) You must have a lot of money - for trainings, coach and equipment.
How... do you rest?
Albena: I don't rest.. it's very hard for me... When it is an active season, I'm just looking for sleep.But in summer we like to go to the seaside, to the cinema, to parties.

Maxim: In different ways! For me rest is not just to lie on the sofa and to watch TV - it is the beginning of the sleep. But for me rest is the change of activity. (Albena: Crazy =))) I love so much to do something with cars!! It is always a great pleasure for me! I adore extreme sports - I like to ski straight, without any turns, jump from the plane, carting, at the seaside I like jet and well everything that I could found on the beach I tried! *laughs* Eeeeee, just I have never been to the nudist's beach.

What do you like to tell...
What do you like to tell... about the jugdes?
Albena: And they are people. They are doing their work as we do on the ice. Maybe they are not sometimes ok with us, but it doen't matter. I don't want to tell them anything before the Olimpiade - they all are wonderful, I love them immensely! *laughs*

Maxim: Bravo, let them work, because if they tell them to do something else, it could be much worse. As they could understand from these words, it is their work. They just do something what is not necessary to evaluate - judge not, that ye be not jugded.
What do you like to tell... bulgarians?
Albena: Very soon we will make them glad with one show in Bulgaria.

Maxim: So much they're doing for us, much more we will do for them .
What do you like to tell... russians?
Albena: A lot of people began to hate them because of us, but I want to say that russians are very cultured people, and they are very close to us by association, by education, by soul. I can only be thankful to Russia, because and Maxim is russian, I studied with russian coach, russian choreographer, so I can't hide any bad feelings to them.
Maxim: There are as their "pluses" so and "minuses". They are extremely ambitious persons, and this is the trait can be attributed as well to both of poles. If they want to reach their aim, they will do it, and it doesn't matter how - fairly or unfairly, but they always reach the aim.
What do you like to tell... Maxim?
Albena: ("Shut up", supposes Maxim) Weigt the tales he tells to journalists *laughs*... I love him very much, because he plays different tricks and always tells some foolishnesses. In general, he is very funny. Let him always be as optimistic and smiling he is, because it compensates for me. I'm more serious and pessimistic, and he cheers for two at once and I feel myself well.
What do you like to tell... Albena?
Maxim: Smile more, because sometimes she takes something very seriosly!
How to get...

How to win the contests?
Albena: Recently we haven't won very often. It's very difficult. Besides everything good luck is also necessary.

Maxim: Judges, coaches and sportsmen must work together and then the chances increase. Good work is obligatory though.
How to get fans?
Albena: They are got by special charm. In fact, I don't know the reason we have so many fans! Something attract them. We mix with them, show something outstanding on ice and never lose the contact with the public.

Maxim: They said I was very sexy. But what sexy - 170 sm of height and with such a belly... Our opponents Navka and Kostomarov don't have such fans, because they don't want to mix with them and even if they have, they don't let them close to them. As for us, it's not even agreable to pay attention to the people, but it is the part of our job. Smile, autograph, postcard - it is very little, but it is really very agreable to mix with all these people and it's necessary they notice it.
How to earn money?
Albena: Unfortunately in sport in Bulgaria there's no money.

Maxim: We don't earn money, we steal it.. or just stake on "black or red" in some casino...:))
How to "get" the jugdes?
Albena: Maybe with some charm. In fact, there's no need to "get" the jugdes. When we do our work well it is important to value it right now..

Maxim: With "black or red" again - you just stake on one jugde, but you don't know if you have staked right. All the life is "black ir red". I'd say black or white, but I can't understand white color. If you are three time better than other sportsmen, then you'll "get" the jugdes... a half of them though.

From the Bulgarian Magazine "Az", May 2005.
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