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         1999 Trophée Lalique 
         
         After the free dance
         
           
         
         Nelson
         Monfort: "Congratulations, I think it was very
         important to unveil for the first time this program in front
         of the French crowd." 
         
         Marina: "True, the first time is very
         difficult because we had never performed the program in
         front of a crowd. But I'm very happy for the start of the
         season, because we did the program well, it is really
         difficult technically, I think it really is a program to
         become World champions. " 
         
         NM: "That is all we hope for you. Gwendal, it
         went really well, but how many hours of work!!" 
         
         Gwendal: "So many hours of work behind
         us, and so many hours of work still left before the World
         championships in April! I think we can progress a lot on
         this program. We are very happy that we presented it and
         that the crowd liked it tonight, it encourages us to go back
         to training, and we think it really is a program that can
         take us to the top of the podium at Worlds." 
         
         NM:
         "Isabelle, do you have a word to say before
         the end? She lived every moment with a lot of
         intensity!" 
         
         Isabelle Duchesnay: "Yes, I had a lot of
         difficulties to comment while watching you. I was in
         awe." 
         
         G: "I think that Isabelle can understand what
         we live in that program (she says: "For sure!")
         with
         all the technical difficulties and how demanding it is." 
         
         NM: "Tomorrow is the gala, maybe you'll show us
         another thing?" 
         
         M:
         "This year we have to skate two programs at
         the Grand Prix Final and I think that our coach will want us
         to skate last year's program." 
         
         NM:
         "The
         Man in The Iron Mask?" 
         
         G: "Yes, we have to work on both programs for
         the Grand prix Final so we must go on skating it."
          
         
           
         
           
         
          
         
          
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