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2000 NHK Trophy: Post competition interview

Peter Carruthers: Congratulations, Irina. How do you assess your performance?

Irina Slutskaya: Oh, thank you so much. I skate good tonight. I try combination, triple-triple in the last seconds of my program. I'm very happy I can try it and I do it with small, small mistake. I'm so happy I skate good tonight.

Peter Carruthers: You said you felt a little bit tired, why?

Irina Slutskaya: Because, you know trip to the city, it's incredible, It's so long, It's 24 hours and the next day we have short program, we have free program, it's crazy. I'm so tired changing time. I'm a little bit tired.

Peter Carruthers: Definitely a little bit of jet lag. Looking forward to the world championships, do you feel that you're on track?

Irina Slutskaya: You know it's difficult because all skaters are good. Everyone skate tonight so good. Everyone.  First through fourth girls. I doesn't think about it because before I have Europeans and final. I will try to skate well there.

Peter Carruthers: Well good luck and let's go back to Peter Gannon.

Irina Slutskaya: Thank you.