"Therefore, Medvedev is called great."
Both the fans and the experts were waiting for the short program for women at the Russian Championship with great interest. And the competition did not deceive their expectations. Fans of figure skating present in the stands have witnessed excellent rental, although the struggle for first place did not work. Alena Kostornaya scored almost 89.86 points and confidently took first place.
However, almost the main character was Evgenia Medvedeva, who remained only the fifth. The fact is that the winner of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang went on the ice with a broken boot and courageously skated his program, despite severe pain. Commenting on the competition Tatyana Tarasova did not hide emotions from the act of Medvedeva.
“We’ll talk and talk about the fact that she changed skates, they don’t bend, you can’t take steps, thank you very much to her. I don’t know, it seems to me this is the first time that they change shoes, not skates, namely shoes, it is very difficult. Only Zhenya was able to do this, she is really well done. We cheer for ours, and ours is all here. I was directly scared, but I saw everything. But she did not make a single jump in the workout. Well, it doesn’t matter, a person doesn’t give up, he fights, the other would come and give up - the inventory has broken, it can be with everyone. But she, not sparing her legs. The legs are in the blood when they put on new shoes, like ballet shoes. And people are happy to see Zhenya. The whole country is watching her, ”said the famous coach on Channel One.
Fully in solidarity with Tarasova was the two-time Olympic champion Maxim Trankov who worked with her in pairs.
“Therefore, she is called the great skater! The hall jumped up in a single rush! On the new inventory, great rental, program, magnificent Medvedev, ”Trankov emphasized.
True, a little later, the two-time Olympic champion emphasized that he made a mistake during the report, and Eugene actually performed in old shoes.
I was delighted with the act of Medvedeva and her coach Brian Orser. He called her performance a miracle. The first pupil of Eteri Tutberidze Polina Shelepen did not hide her emotions.
“How much power is in this girl,” the ex-figure skater wrote on Instagram.
“Kostornaya’s performance is exactly what women's single figure skating should be like”
Well, equal to that evening, as already mentioned, was not Kostornaya. Her performance was so incredible for women's skating that she scored more points than any of the male figure skaters in the short program at this national championship.
“Alyona’s performance is exactly what a female figure skating should be like. Full balance, her steps and jumps were perfect. Kostorona’s program is a reference for me. Why didn’t all the judges put her “+5” for the triple axel? Personally, I have never seen an axel better, ”Trankov admired.
Impressed were foreign journalists, for example, Canadian commentator Ted Barton, who covers the country's primacy for an English-speaking audience.
"Are you joking? How complete, precise, sensual, easy, very easy! Alena was extraordinary. Look at this triple axel! I did not see anything better. Triple Lutz - how beautiful, landing exactly on one leg and precise exit. Look at the distance and height of the cascade triple flip triple sheepskin coat! Unbelievable! 89.86 points for a short program - amazing. And Alena deserved them, ”Barton admired.
Kostornaya as a result did not leave any chances to Anna Shcherbakova, who was the leader before. Despite the fact that she was unable to complete her quadruple jumps, Tarasova and Trankov were pleased with her.
“Such“ negligence ”and such power in a girl so small, thin as a stalk. What are high, huge jumps for her, coordination, trips in different directions. Just unique girls, ”said Tarasova.
And Trankov even noted that the wards of Tutberidze in the current season arrange a real “horror” to rivals.
“From the first chords, the hall fell into a kind of trance. For a young skater it is worth a lot. This year the group of Eteri Tutberidze went through the horror genre. We saw compositions from the movie "Perfumer", a performance in the image of a vampire. We can say that the skaters became a real horror for rivals, ”Trankov said.
"Kostornaya turned out to be a cut above all"
The third line was left by another young pupil of Tutberidze Alexandra Trusova, who this time could not compete with her friends in the training group.
“Everything she had, she rolled out. Sasha is a lively and wonderful girl! He smiles all the time. I will say that she is already a great athlete. Trusova is a person who has opened new horizons for us in figure skating. And who said that she has no ligaments? Sasha’s everything is fine: both departures and visits, ”Tarasova noted.
Tatyana Anatolevna was pleased with the performance of Elizabeth Tuktamysheva, who struggled to impose rivalry on young competitors, but as a result she remained fourth.
“The Empress is fine!” Lisa performed well, stayed on her foot, performed triple jumps, ”Tarasova emphasized.
Also, the results of the short program for women were summed up by four-time bronze medalist of the European Championships Victoria Volchkova. She noted that Kostornaya was just a cut above the rest.
“If you look at the printout, then Kostornaya has maximum allowances for all the elements. Alena in the short program turned out to be a cut above all. This is a sport, and there is only the first, second and third places. It is wrong to speak of any regret. The Russian Figure Skating Championship is one of the strongest tournaments in the world at the moment. Tuktamysheva - well done, she, in my opinion, is not the first clean rental this season. There is also an arbitrary program. Lisa was faced with the task of skating cleanly, and then it was already necessary to ask questions to the judging panel, how is it all evaluated, ”Volchkova quoted Sport24 as saying.
She also praised Medvedev for courage and spoke out about the absence of Alina Zagitova.
“Yes, she was missing. They used to see Alina at the championships of Russia, ”Volchkova added.