Charging Tuktamysheva on Palace Square, stretching Zagitova and Valieva's record: what is being discussed in the world of figure skating

Self-irony of Tuktamysheva and Mishin’s mood

Russian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva conducted a mass exercise for everyone, timed to coincide with the St. Petersburg Charge sports festival. The event, which took place on Palace Square in St. Petersburg, began on Saturday morning, August 24, and lasted 20 minutes. Some of its participants admitted that they sacrificed their sleep on a day off in order to see the famous figure skater live.

Tuktamysheva herself shared her impressions. She noted the importance of such events for the promotion of sports and healthy lifestyles, and expressed hope that in the future there will be more.

“This is important for both young and more mature people. This is the development of the body and spirit. And if the youth will be connected to this from an early age, our city will be ahead of the rest, ”TASS quoted Tuktamyshev.

In addition to the skater, Vyacheslav Tislenko, nine-time world kickboxing champion, took part in mass exercises.

The day before, an open presentation of Tuktamysheva’s new numbers took place, with which she will be released on ice next season. Unfortunately for her fans, there were some falls: during the short program, she fell twice, trying to jump. Nevertheless, coach Alexei Mishin was pleased with the form of the ward and said that she was determined.

“We are approaching the new season in a positive mood. I would even say aggressive. If we talk about female figure skating, then something becomes clear. But this clarity has not yet formed. There will be adult rentals, the first stages of the Grand Prix, and then it will become clear. We look forward to the development of events ", - quotes the specialist" Sports day after day. "

The statements of the athlete herself also speak about the determination to compete with younger rivals. According to her, the new program will still undergo changes and more complex elements will be included in it.

“In the short will be a triple axel, like last year. In arbitrary I hope to jump two, I will try to do the second through a combination. For now, I will concentrate on the triple axel, but I am also working on quadruples. I understand that this is necessary, it was just a psychological barrier, ”quoted Tuktamysheva“ Sports Business Online ”.

At the same time, the Russian woman refers with self-irony even to the serious issue of complicating the program. On her Instagram page, she posted a photo that could serve as a reaction to the absence of quadruple jumps in her numbers.

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When I realized that after 2 weeks the season begins, and you still haven’t jumped the quadruple ..😃 —————————————— When you realized that season starts in two weeks but you still don ' t jump any quad..😃

Published by Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (@liza_tuktik) Aug 22, 2019 at 7:24 PDT

Training Zagitova and congratulations to Medvedeva

Some time ago, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva shared a video from one of her training sessions with Instagram followers. Olympic champion of Pyeongchang Alina Zagitova decided to keep up with her national teammate. First, she performed the exercises on the simulators, lifted a weight, applied several blows to the pear, and then sat on the twine, demonstrating the perfect stretching.

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Publication by Alina Zagitova (@azagitova) Aug 21, 2019 at 10:05 PDT

Meanwhile, the 2019 Universiade bronze medalist Stanislav Konstantinov arrived in the American Albany to take part in the Aurora Games tournament. There she intended to show her new numbers, but she had to partially abandon this idea.

“The short one will be new, in the new dress - everything is okay. As for the arbitrary - everything is in force, the outfit is ready, the program too. But for organizational reasons I can’t introduce her here. Tomorrow there will be other music, production, content and costume. There will be a well-forgotten old. I will demonstrate Moulin Rouge at the box office in Luzhniki, the skater assured her fans.

Test runs of the Russian national figure skating team will be held in Moscow on September 7 and 8. In addition to Kontantinova, they will be attended by Zagitova, Medvedev, Tuktamyshev, sports pair Evgeny Tarasova - Vladimir Morozov, as well as dance duets Victoria Sinitsina - Nikita Katsalapov, Alexander Stepanova - Ivan Bukin and others.

As for Medvedeva, even after leaving for Canada, she does not forget about her native country. On August 22, flag day was celebrated in Russia, as Eugene recalled on her Instagram page. The athlete published a photo with a tricolor and told her subscribers about the importance of state symbols for athletes.

“Congratulations on the Day of the Russian flag! For an athlete, there are no colors more beautiful than the colors of the flag of the country under which he stands! I admire, proud and try not to let you down, ”wrote the two-time winner of Pyeongchang-2018.

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Posted by Evgenia Medvedev (@jmedvedevaj) on Aug 22, 2019 at 8:54 am PDT

Not only figure skaters, but also representatives of men's single skating work to strengthen their programs. So, the bronze medalist of the 2019 world team championship, Andrei Lazukin, said that he intends to perform more than four jumps, in which his girlfriend Tuktamysheva helps him.

“Six, like Nathan Chen - a lot, I will jump three in arbitrary and two in short. As a result, five. I plan to try new quadruples. We used to do different things in training, now we will insert LUTZ into the program. So far, it’s not bad, but there’s still something to work on, ”admitted Lazukin.

Tarasova’s forecasts and Valieva’s success

Less than a month remains before the start of the new season in figure skating, and the famous Russian coach Tatyana Tarasova shared her expectations from him. She noted that Zagitova and Medvedeva should not have problems with the selection to the national team, however, she criticized the two-time world champion for the desire to put their own show numbers on their own.

“Medvedev has become even better to slip. I saw how she works with Brian Orser, how she worked alone when she came to Moscow. But with amateur performances in demonstration performances it is necessary to finish, in my opinion. I know that Zhenya set them for herself, and that’s no good. Each such issue should open something in you, surprise you with something: a concept, new elements, approaches, choreography, in the end, ”the expert said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Meanwhile, the first stage of the Junior Grand Prix started in French Courchevel. Within its framework, a women's tournament has already taken place, the pupil of Eteri Tutberidze Kamila Valieva became a triumph. She completed the short program in third position, but after an arbitrary one she rose to first place.

Her performance was marked by an unusual achievement. Valieva became the first skater to receive the maximum mark from the judges - five points - for the quadruple jump. The silver of the competition went to the representative of South Korea, Vi So Yeon, bronze - another Russian woman Maya Khromykh.