Tuktamysheva's makeup and Mishin's admiration
The winner of the Moscow stage of the Grand Prix series in figure skating, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, admitted that she had always been partial to makeup, so she prefers to paint on her own before performances.
“Since childhood, I love to paint, mess with my hair.
Previously, I constantly braided everyone's braids.
So the beauty industry has always attracted me.
For all competitions I have been painting myself since I was ten, my hand is full.
Make-up and hairstyle are a kind of ritual for many skaters, ”Vogue Russia quotes Tuktamysheva.
In addition, she told which of the costumes for her programs she considers the best.
“The black dress in which I skated Charleston and tango.
Another green one for the show room for Shallow.
In general, I love shades of green, I love how they accentuate the dark hair color.
I also like the dress for the short program this season, ”added the athlete.
The victory of 23-year-old student Alexei Mishin at the Grand Prix stage convinced skeptics that she still remains competitive against the background of younger colleagues.
And for the fans, perhaps the main good news of the last days was that Elizabeth expects to go to the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, as she herself said.
According to the coach, such a long career by today's standards is due to her "ability to endure and giftedness."
“Lisa is not some kind of product that is waiting to be bought.
This is a unique person, a unique athlete.
If she does not always succeed in walking firmly and stubbornly along the path of life, it is this that stops her, and not the limited talent.
She can get tired of life in figure skating, "Mishin said on the air of the Ekho Moskvy radio station.
Memories of Zagitova and rumors about Medvedeva's coronavirus
Alina Zagitova, meanwhile, posted on her Instagram account a fragment of a training session in which she performs a certain program.
At the same time, there is no sound in the video, and the choreographer Ilya Averbukh is mentioned in the signature.
The specialist later confirmed that he was working with the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic champion.
“Yes, we are putting together a program that will be shown as part of the Ice Age,” Averbukh told RIA Novosti.
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The world might not have learned about the figure skater Zagitova at all - she admitted that as a child she did not like this sport, and trips to training were accompanied by tears.
“Nobody knows about this story, but as a child I did gymnastics for several months, because figure skating just didn't work out.
Mom offered to go to gymnastics: "You will be stretched out there especially for performing on ice."
This was all done so that I would not cry.
I thought that we were going there temporarily, but my mother had thoughts about my leaving figure skating.
But in the end, we decided to go back to the skating rink, ”Zagitova said on Instagram.
According to her, the life of a professional skater is interesting on the one hand, but very difficult on the other.
And one of the difficulties is the need to maintain weight.
Zagitova said that during the Olympic season she had to limit herself not only in food, but also in drinking.
“In the morning I get on the scales.
If there is a plus, I limit myself during the day.
If normal weight - eat only lunch and a little bit for dinner.
I hardly eat breakfast.
Now all phytoteachers tell me that, on the contrary, I need to have breakfast.
And I don't eat according to the rules, ”Zagitova explained.
At Khrustalny, Eteri Tutberidze herself plays the role of a nutritionist, said the group's choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz.
The coaching staff itself makes sure that the wards keep in shape, however, contrary to popular belief, no one restricts them in food.
According to Gleichengauz, mandatory weighing takes place once a day.
If the mentors are not satisfied with his result, then they advise the skater to change the weight.
“If, for example, you have a weight of 47 kg, and you are told that your height or weight should be 46.5 kg for a year or six months, no one says that tomorrow you need to come and weigh 46.5.
You are given a week.
In seven days, it's not a big problem to lose weight a hundred grams.
Without resorting to any prohibited methods.
500 grams is not fatal yet.
Now, if plus one and a half or two kilograms, then you simply will not jump.
This is already traumatic, ”Gleichengauz said in an interview with the YouTube channel Figure Skaters Tube.
In turn, Evgenia Medvedeva spoke about the important role of support for athletes.
The two-time world champion remembered that she was very worried before going to the skating rink at one of the tournaments, then a friend came to her aid.
“I was afraid that I would fail.
I called a close friend three hours before the performance, she laughed then and said: "Medvedev, under you only the pedestal can fail."
This joke made me laugh, and I completely lost my fear.
I won that tournament, ”Medvedeva wrote on Instagram.
Medvedeva misses the first half of the season due to a back injury, and it is not yet known if she will return to the ice anytime soon.
And before the Grand Prix stage, there were reports that she fell ill with coronavirus.
However, the skater hastened to refute this information, assuring that she only suffered a severe cold.
Savchenko's ambitions and Radionova's retraining
Following Alexandra Trusova, the 2014 Sochi Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova announced the release of her autobiography.
According to her, the book, called "Heart of Ice", will contain not only the history of her career, but also useful advice and recommendations for those who are just starting their way in figure skating.
“I was preparing a new project and during the last month I did the impossible.
Maybe someday I will share with you.
To be honest, it took a long time to get there through doubts and reflection on many moments in life and sports career.
It was a big, difficult and very meaningful job for me.
So many memories and events.
And finally it happened! "
- Sotnikova shared her joy.
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Unlike Sotnikova, the six-time world champion in pair skating, Alena Savchenko, is clearly not in the mood to sum up her career.
At the beginning of this year, she resumed training just a few months after the birth of her baby.
In July, she impressed me with her performance on a fishing rod with a triple axel and a quadruple sheepskin coat.
And now the 36-year-old figure skater has announced that she can try her hand at single skating.
“If I switch to single skating, then, of course, I will jump a triple axel and a quadruple toe loop.
Looking at women's figure skating in Germany, I think you can try.
The main thing now is to wait until the end of quarantine, and then we'll see.
Perhaps I will surprise everyone.
I would not refuse a second Olympic gold medal.
And I would love to try myself in single skating ", - quotes Savchenko" Championship ".
At the same time, the athlete admitted that she would continue her career in pair skating.
However, in this case, a lot will depend on her former partner Bruno Masso, with whom she intends to continue cooperation.
And Elena Radionova, who announced her retirement in September, is already beginning to try herself as a mentor.
However, so far her only ward has become the avangard hockey player Damir Sharipzyanov.
Representatives of two so different kinds of sports met on the ice as part of the new show of the Omsk club.
At first, the defender had to put on skates for figure skating and perform a few simple elements under the direction of Radionova.
However, he had problems already at the stage of going on the ice.
As a result, Sharipzyanov had to change into more familiar shoes.
Things went better for Radionova.
She successfully coped with all tasks, including wrestling on the ice, and even scored several goals.