Praise to Valieva and Quadruple Rittberger Samodelkina
Kamila Valieva's performance at the final stage of the Russian Cup left few people indifferent.
Experts and fans will remember not only her skating technique, but also the spectacular free program to the music of "Bolero".
According to the athlete, initially she was somewhat frightened by the choice of mentors, but she approached the preparation extremely seriously.
“I watched the recording of Maya Plisetskaya's performance, my mother and I went to the Novaya Opera theater to watch Bolero,” the figure skater admitted.
“I try to work out the program on the floor, in front of the mirror, so that all positions are clear, so that everything looks harmonious as a whole.
I try to make my movements smooth and firm, so that they look like the movements of a snake, ”Valieva told Olympic Channel.
The work of the world champion among juniors was appreciated not only by experts, but also by representatives of the world of ballet.
So, the prima of the Royal London Ballet Natalia Osipova praised Valieva for her progress.
“Good girl.
You can see how the program is progressing, according to your mood, plasticity, accents, presentation!
Only forward, ”Osipova wrote on Instagram.
Despite the impressive arsenal of complex elements, Valieva may soon have a worthy competitor.
The winner of the junior stage of the Russian Cup Sofya Samodelkina, who has already mastered the triple axel and the quadruple salchow, performed a quadruple rittberger in training.
This was announced by her coach Sergei Davydov.
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While young athletes are actively preparing for the upcoming Russian championship, some of their colleagues are on a forced pause due to the coronavirus.
So, Alena Kostornaya's disease is asymptomatic, Dmitry Aliev is undergoing treatment at home, and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva said that she was feeling well and thanked the fans for their concern.
Criticism of Zagitova and Korpi's confession
Meanwhile, Alina Zagitova continues to master the profession of a TV presenter, despite constant criticism directed at her.
The commentator and former athlete Yolanda Chen spoke most sharply about her.
She expressed bewilderment as to why the leadership of Channel One invited a person with no experience to host the show "Ice Age", and also admitted that she was embarrassed for the skater.
Chen's words did not like other representatives of the figure skating world.
Tatyana Tarasova advised her to “turn off the TV”, Ilya Averbukh reminded her of professional ethics, and Inna Goncharenko suggested that the journalist go on skates.
“Zagitova is what she is.
She speaks interestingly and expressively, expresses thoughts in her own way, she has her own opinion and vision of figure skating.
What is the problem?
If the management of the TV channel invites a girl-athlete to be the host, it means that they want to see her!
If we would like a professional, we would invite you, ”Goncharenko quotes Metaratings.
It is worth noting that such attention only benefits Zagitova's popularity.
Despite a break in her career, she is still one of the most successful Russian athletes according to Sport24 and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic champion was ranked eighth in the rankings, which took into account such indicators as the index of mentions in the media, the number of followers on social networks and income.
Khabib Nurmagomedov became its leader, and another figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva took 14th place.
However, Zagitova is admired not only at home.
As part of one YouTube project, several bloggers were asked to evaluate the performances of the most successful Russian skaters of recent times.
They were delighted with the rentals of Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin, and the number of the student Eteri Tutberidze left them completely speechless.
But behind the external lightness there is always hard work and self-sacrifice, which is well known to the director of the Sambo-70 school, Renat Laishev, who compared this sport with fighting without rules.
“On the surface, these are very delicate and intelligent people: toys that fall, smacking, congratulations, hugs with each other, and the competition and showdowns are such that can be compared with fights without rules.
They constantly say to me: “There is so much blood in the ring, on the tatami”, and I say: “This is nonsense.
You don't know how much blood there is in figure skating. "
This is a joke, of course, but in terms of tension, in terms of competition, it can even be compared, ”said Laishev in the Figurka program.
Speaking about the negative manifestations in figure skating, three-time medalist of the European Championships Kiira Korpi, considered one of the most beautiful athletes in the world, talked about how the appearance of skaters can affect the opinion of some judges: a few years ago, one of the jury members openly discussed external data with her. young athletes.
“At that moment, everything inside me was buzzing.
I thought, "Is this really the most important aspect in assessing these 10 year old girls before their performance ?!"
And then I heard words that were completely surprising to me: “Kiira, how lucky you are.
Beauty helped you a lot when we discussed it in the judges' circle, ”Korpi quotes“ Championship ”with reference to Ilta-Sanomat.
Radionova's appearance and preparation for the New Year Tarasova
In March 2020, it became known about the romance of Elena Radionova and CSKA midfielder Konstantin Kuchaev.
A few months later, the skater told how the footballer appeared in her life.
According to her, it was not easy for him to get her attention, since at the time of meeting the girl was only interested in her career.
“Before Kostya, I had no novels.
No one.
I was absolutely not interested in relationships with boys.
I've always been told that it can wait.
I have always been calm about this.
Of course, there were suitors, but I absolutely didn't need it.
Kostya is the guy who achieved me, achieved his goal, ”said Radionova in an interview with Vasily Kononov.
In addition, she admitted that as a teenager she was so unhappy with her appearance that she planned to radically change it.
In particular, the skater said that she was thinking about removing several edges, correcting the cheekbones, nose, lips and other parts of the body.
“I wanted to make myself a silicone Barbie.
It seemed to me at that moment that it was beautiful, it all looked very harmonious.
But then you realize that it was an absolute nonsense in my head, which over time just disappeared somewhere, ”the ex-skater admitted.
Recently, the personal life of Averbukh, who is in a relationship with actress Elizaveta Arzamasova, has also been at the center of the discussion.
Recently, information appeared that the couple had a secret wedding, and the specialist had to refute these rumors.
“We are doing well with Lisa!
Our relationship continues to develop happily, but there were no secret weddings and weddings!
When we have something to say on this issue, we will definitely inform about it ", - quotes Averbukh StarHit.
Despite the busy schedule, skaters and coaches are actively preparing for the upcoming holidays.
So, Tatyana Tarasova has already boasted of her tree.
The Christmas tree decorated with themed toys fully reflects the main passion of its owner.
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