Documentary about Zagitova and history from Tutberidze
Olympic champion Alina Zagitova is very much loved in Japan. One of the local television channels even shot a documentary about the 17-year-old skater, who in December 2019 announced a pause in her sports career. The movie was called "Queen Alina."
In an interview that Zagitova gave Japanese reporters for this tape, good news came out for her fans: it turned out she was considering resuming her career next season. The athlete admitted that figure skating is her life and that she already missed him. At the same time, Alina, in her own words, did not herself expect this to happen so quickly. At the same time, the skater emphasized that she wants to bring her program to perfection.
“Thank you for believing and supporting me. I’ll do everything in my power to enter the competition the next season and please with my rentals, ”said Zagitova.
The documentary also included an interview with the coach of the Olympic champion. In it, Eteri Tutberidze revealed rather unexpected details of the training process and the path to success of the Olympic champion. In particular, it became known that at one moment Zagitova was expelled from the group. This happened because at some point Alina calmed down and began to devote more time to everyday life and ordinary life, which Eteri considered unacceptable. In addition, the specialist admitted that she did not immediately discern all her talent in the ward.
“At first, I didn’t have the feeling that Alina had brilliant abilities. She had average skating, from jumps in her arsenal were, perhaps, only rittbergers. However, in her eyes I read a prayer: “Help me”, - quotes Tutberidze InoSMI with reference to the Japanese TV channel Asahi.
At the same time, according to the coach, she is most interested in working with such athletes who have lost faith in themselves.
“Personally, I most of all like to hire athletes who are close to despair. Why? Because it is the desperate skaters who seriously want to change their lives who work with amazing seriousness, ”she said.
Russian victories in Estonia and changes in Boykova and Kozlovsky
Meanwhile, Russian lone skaters have achieved success at the Tallink Hotels Cup international tournament that ended in Tallinn. In women's single skating, Anastasia Gulyakova won, scoring 200.11 points in the short and free program. The best among men was Alexander Samarin, who showed the result of 255.86 points in the sum of two rentals.
But the winners of the 2020 European Championship Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky have already begun setting up a new program. To do this, the famous coach Alexander Zhulin was involved in the work. The mentor himself spoke about this on Instagram and published a picture with the athletes.
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We put the new program to the talented @aleksandraboikova and @dimakozlovski! #AlexanderZhulin #zhulinteam # Boykovakozlovsky #figure
Publication by Alexander Zhulin (@aleksandr_zhulin) Feb 14, 2020 @ 2:21 am PST
The bronze medalists of the Russian championship in ice dancing, Zagorski and Gureiro, also think about plans for the future. According to Jonathan, both of them still have room to grow, and therefore their best rentals and seasons are yet to come. At the same time, Tiffany noted that the purpose of the duet is to perform at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
“I really want to get to the second Olympics and perform in China more successfully than in Korea. The main thing is to keep hard work and desire. We need to think about what steps to take in order to reach the final task, so for now we are concentrating on the current preparation. Before the Olympics, we still have 20 steps, and each of them is important, ”Zagorski said in an interview with Sport Business Online.
Tuktamysheva's performance in St. Petersburg and the new profession of Trankov
Meanwhile, the 2015 world champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva shared interesting details about training days. As the skater admitted, her mentor Alexei Mishin loves to cook and from time to time treats his wards.
“It seems to me that he has all the main dishes, because he cooks really well and tasty. I myself do this not so often and not so much, but it turns out pretty well. I’m good at making chicken with all kinds of gadgets - with teriyaki sauce, for example, and pasta from Italian cuisine, ”said Tuktamysheva on the air of the show“ Ole, guacamole ”.
Also, the other day the skater took to the ice in St. Petersburg and performed at the close of the Ladies Trophy tennis tournament. Tuktamysheva presented a potpourri program from the composition of Britney Spears Toxic, the song Shallow from the movie "A Star Is Born" performed by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, as well as Destination Calabria Alex Gaudino and Crystal Waters. It is worth noting that the athlete skated on an artificial mini-ice rink made of plastic ice.
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Elizaveta Tuktamysheva performed at the closing of the Ladies Trophy tennis tournament in St. Petersburg. It was hot 🔥 ⠀ 📽 @ gilmanov23
Publication from Zagitov, Medvedev, Trusov (@figureskating_sportsru) Feb 16, 2020 at 8:31 PST
Meanwhile, a new chapter opens in the life of two-time Olympic champion in pair skating Maxim Trankov. Previously, the athlete repeatedly acted as an expert commentator at international and national competitions, and now he has launched his own show, which can be seen on the Channel One website.
The first guest of Trankov was Canadian commentator Ted Barton, who spoke about his attitude to criticism of skaters on social networks. He admitted that he did not like the aggressive behavior of the fans, but it was impossible to control the behavior of people on the Internet.
“Now you can easily ask a question to your favorite skater and get an answer. You may have a favorite athlete, a suit, no problem ... But to show anger, criticize another person you do not even know is simply wrong. But the so-called freedom of speech allows this. I do not like it. I understand that some people follow figure skating just for scandals. Unfortunately, this is part of life. That's why I want my comment to be positive, ”said Barton in an interview with Trankov.