Vladimir Tarasenko recently had an interview with Russia’s Sport 24. The interview was originally supposed to touch on the exciting 2011 World Junior Championship, where Tarasenko had a theatric tourney to help lead the Russians to their fourth WJC Gold medal. But a lot more ended up discussed in the interview. In fact, it gave a very bright light into his own thoughts.

All Russian was translated by Andrew Chelney, the wonderful Russian-fluent host of the Chel Squared podcast.

Things We Learned from Tarasenko’s Sit Down

An Update on the Shoulder

The topic that was touched on first was, obviously, Tarasenko’s grueling history of shoulder injuries.