Plushenko's plans and Zhilina's quadruple lutz
Coach Evgeni Plushenko spoke about how the leaders of his group are preparing for the 2020/21 season in figure skating, which is significantly different from all previous ones due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“Preparing for the Russian Cup?
Now the main thing in the plans is not to "close" Moscow.
I would not like this, because all athletes have a lot of work.
Everyone plows, we have serious plans - to win, to win everyone.
Sasha Trusova and Alena Kostornaya are doing great, "Sport Express quotes Plushenko.
In recent days, unconfirmed information has appeared that another star figure skater, the Japanese Rika Kihira, can replenish Plushenko Academy.
The reason for such conversations was that the specialist and his wife Yana Rudkovskaya subscribed to the athlete on Instagram.
The coach himself did not deny or confirm these messages, only assuring that there would still be high-profile transfers.
“I don't rule out anything at all in this life.
And the transition of Kihira, as well as the transitions of other athletes.
They will take place, but a little later.
Now it's just a pandemic, it's difficult to come from abroad.
There are a lot of requests from different countries, ”Plushenko commented on the rumors.
Kihira herself is actively preparing to participate in the French Grand Prix stage, scheduled for mid-November.
At the competition, she intends to perform the quadruple salchow for the first time.
Juniors continue to step on the heels of more experienced colleagues.
12-year-old Veronica Zhilina, who joined Plushenko from Eteri Tutberidze's group, performed the most difficult jump in women's skating at the moment - the quadruple lutz.
In her arsenal there is already a triple axel, as well as a salchow and a sheepskin coat in four turns.
Therefore, many assume that it is she who can become the first athlete to submit to the trixel and quadruple jump in one official performance.
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Popova's new challenge and the end of the career of James - Sipre
Tutberidze's student Anna Shcherbakova also spoke about her plans.
She is currently working on improving her programs and is mastering the triple axel.
“This jump is harder for me than even quadruples.
It will be a victory over myself if I can do it in training and then insert it into the competitive program, ”Shcherbakova admitted in an interview with Nike.
In addition, she told who of the skaters she would like to pair with, if the opportunity presented itself.
“It would be great if there was an opportunity to perform in a pair with some cool singles.
For example, with Nathan Chen.
Now he, one might say, moves the history of figure skating forward.
On the other hand, girls who go to pair skating amaze, because I am very afraid.
For example, I can't imagine how you can make support, ”Shcherbakova added.
Meanwhile, Betina Popova, who ended her career in February, intends to try herself as a stage director.
She will work on the show act of Daria Pavlyuchenko and Denis Khodykin.
However, their collaboration began in a very unexpected way.
Pavlyuchenko radically changed her image, dyeing her hair a hot pink color.
On her Instagram page, she published a post in which she compared herself to one of the vocalists of the popular South Korean group Blackpink and suggested that her partner put a number under one of her compositions.
Under the photograph, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva wrote that Popova should definitely do this.
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Soon, the 2019 Universiade champion herself posted a screenshot of a post with the caption “Challenge accepted”.
“We just don't know yet where it will be possible to show it, given the situation.
I already have experience in staging programs for both singles and greenhouses, ”RIA Novosti quoted Popova as saying.
And the fans of the 2019 European champions Vanessa James and Morgan Sipre were in for sad news.
The couple, who have not competed in official tournaments since last fall, have announced their retirement.
Zagitova's meeting with a fan and Slutskaya's illness
On October 3, the premiere of the final season of the Ice Age TV show took place, in which representatives of the Russian show business pair up with figure skaters.
For the first time, Alina Zagitova, Olympic champion of Pyeongchang-2018, took the lead.
Although the athlete has repeatedly admitted that she is actively working on herself for the sake of a new role, including studying with a speech teacher, this did not save her from criticism.
Some viewers were unhappy with her debut.
Her co-host Alexey Yagudin stood up for Zagitova.
“You better criticize yourself.
When you become the head of the First, you will make decisions about who to lead and who not.
Until then, rest, ”he wrote.
After one of the filming of the program, the student Tutberidze met with the cheerleader, who became famous thanks to her resourcefulness and the Internet.
Many remember how a sad girl appeared in the stands of the last year's championship of Russia with a poster "Where is Alina?"
She got into camera lenses and soon became a kind of meme in figure skating circles.
The fan reappeared at the September test skates of the Russian national team, which Zagitova also missed.
But she still managed to meet the idol.
“I found her,” the girl signed the joint photo.
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If Zagitova is mastering the role of a TV presenter, then her colleague in the Tutberidze group, Evgenia Medvedeva, recently made her film debut.
She got a cameo role in the Canadian film Petrikor, which tells the story of a 30-year-old figure skater who wants to return to the sport.
The tape was included in the program of the Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF), which runs from 1 to 8 October.
Meanwhile, a joyful event took place in the Plushenko family.
On September 25, he and Rudkovskaya had a second son.
“Now I have four sons, and I am the happiest mother!
Dreams Come True!
Meet this kid - Arseny Evgenievich Plushenko ”, - shared the producer.
Alexander Plushenko is clearly happy with the birth of his younger brother.
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The Plushenko family practically does not disappear from the information space, the reason for which is not only joyful, but also scandalous events.
Some time ago, they again found themselves in the center of a scandal when the Tutberidze group tried to accuse the coach and his wife of trying to lure Zagitova over to them.
The story caused a new wave of heated discussions, as well as a number of jokes.
The correspondence between the skater and Rudkovskaya, which became public, was parodied by Yagudin and Zenit striker Artyom Dzyuba.
“Lyoshenka, hello.
Stanislav Salamovich asked me to tell you that he is waiting for you, and so am I.
We are opening many new soccer fields.
There will be many of them, and specialists too.
There are many foreigners.
We are open and in touch, ”the footballer wrote.
The Olympic champion Salt Lake City noticed that he did not know how to play football, to which Dziuba assured that this was not a problem.
“Thank you for the offer, but I will stay with Tatyana Anatolyevna,” Yagudin replied after some thought.
In early October, some media reported loud news that the two-time world champion Irina Slutskaya was suffering from an incurable disease.
Of course, this caused concern among her fans, so the ex-athlete herself had to clarify the situation.
According to her, she never hid the presence of vascular disease - vasculitis, so she was surprised at the occurrence of such agionatage.
“America was discovered yesterday - Slutskaya is terminally ill.
The entire Internet is replete with the fact that I, it seems, not today, so tomorrow I will "glue the flippers."
It was amazing to read that.
I have been living with vasculitis for 17 years.
As they say, do not wait.
And she didn’t even talk about it 10 or 20 times, ”Slutskaya stressed.
She added that she does not hide the details of her condition, as she wants to help people who find themselves in the same situation, and give them hope that even with an incurable disease, you can lead a normal life.