Olympian and Jennifer Lawrence's archery coach Khatuna Lorig spoke with Elle Girl and they got to talking about The Hunger Games!
EG: How do you think The Hunger Games and the Olympic Games are similar or different?
KL: Well for one, we’re not killing each other! Also, the Hunger Games are every year and the Olympics are only every four years. The main difference though is that during the Olympics the whole world is competing in peace and everyone gets along. I have plenty of friends on other country’s teams and we all get along. You know, we’ll practice and shoot against each other then go and hang out after.
EG: What was it like working with Jennifer Lawrence?
KL: Jennifer was a very fast learner and a good listener too. She has a fun personality and was easy to work with every day. She was good at acting like she had been shooting for years.
EG: Were you proud when you saw her in the movie?
KL: Yes, and it was weird too because I kept thinking, “Hey! I gave her that technique.”
EG: What was a funny moment you guys had when working together in training?
KL: I’d tell her that when I saw her in the movie I would tell everyone “that’s my student!” and she would say to me that when she saw me competing in the Olympics she would be the one telling everyone “that’s my teacher!” so we had a really fun time working together and we would laugh.
EG: How do you feel about the new found popularity archery is gaining thanks to The Hunger Games?
KL: I’m really thankful. The audience loves to watch archery because it’s such a unique sport. Age, height, and gender don’t matter; you can always have fun with it. All you need is skill and it’s great because you can go and pick up a bow and arrow anywhere, you don’t need to have a permit to go shoot at an archery range.Read the rest of the article at the source!
