“On the one hand, it’s a big risk to release a girl who has never competed with adults before the Olympic season. On the other hand, there was the example of Alina Zagitova, whom Zhenya Medvedeva rolled out for the Olympic gold medal. I pulled it out on myself in the truest sense of the word. In the same way, now Kamila Valieva is following Anna Shcherbakova, and someone else will certainly follow her. This is the coach's calculation. We all, one way or another, think about tactics and strategy, ”Goncharenko said to RT.
Earlier, coach Valentin Nikolaev commented on the rivalry between current and former students of Eteri Tutberidze in the next season.