The final of the Russian Cup once again demonstrated the superiority of the figure skaters Eteri Tutberidze.

Despite the mistakes and lack of motivation associated with the selection for the World Cup, Kamila Valieva, Maya Khromykh and Daria Usacheva confidently left their rivals behind, which delighted both fans and experts.

So, choreographer Ilya Averbukh noted the high level of competition and the positive side of competition in women's skating, which is primarily provided by the Tutberidze school.

“Despite the fact that the leaders of our team did not compete, the girls showed a fantastic level of difficulty.

We have a very long bench, which is good news.

Most of all today I would like to mention Khromykh, who performed two quadruple jumps.

This suggests that the Tutberidze school does not stop, it uses every tournament to move forward, "TASS quotes Averbukh.

In his opinion, although Kamila Valieva, due to her age, could not count on a ticket to the World Championship, she set herself the highest goals, so the main result of the tournament for her was the performance of two triple axels.

The choreographer's point of view is shared by the Olympic champion of Salt Lake City Alexey Yagudin.

He stressed that, despite the torn off quad sheepskin coats and salchows, Valieva's rental could not be called unsuccessful.

“It would be unfortunate if she collapsed altogether, but here, even after a hard fall, while trying to perform a quadruple salchow, she performed a quadruple toe loop.

There is no other choice if you want to become an Olympic champion.

Not a single day, not a single opportunity should be missed, you need to try and move forward.

Opponents certainly do not stand in one place, "- quotes the words of Yagudin" Championship ".

In turn, ice dancing specialist Alexander Zhulin suggested that the risk taken by Valieva was justified, and expressed confidence that all the declared elements would soon be obeyed by the skater.

“Is it fair that we have only three places in the World Championship?

In ice dancing once it was possible to bring six or seven couples, and they all would have stood on a pedestal.

The rest would take places from fourth to seventh, but the rules are the same for everyone.

This would be unfair to other countries, so the quota will never be increased.

Nevertheless, it gives us the opportunity to observe such a struggle.

The Tutberidze group, as always, showed who is the boss in the house, ”summed up Zhulin.

As for the selection for the world championship, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva secured her place in the national team, who became the fourth based on the results of two programs.

Coach Alexei Mishin praised the performance of the ward, noting that she always leaves a positive impression of herself.

“There are athletes who have gone through their lives without leaving a negative, something negative, not very good.

She became the second person who did not leave doubts about the purity and light of her thoughts, the first was Lyosha Urmanov, he lived his life in figure skating, and no one will evaluate him negatively, like Liza Tuktamysheva.

There is hardly a person who will say something unfriendly about her.

Therefore, it is now the Statue of Liberty for girls over 20. The Statue of Liberty, which illuminates the path to figure skating, ”Sport24 quotes Mishin.

The final decision on the composition of the national team will be made by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR).

However, many experts have already noted that the 2015 world champion has rightfully won a ticket to Stockholm.

“I would like to note Liza Tuktamysheva, who absolutely defended her right to go to the World Championship on business.

It seems to me that there can be no questions here.

She skated almost flawlessly, performed a triple axel twice, complicated the program.

The rotation error could have been due to happiness that everything is behind us, ”suggested Averbukh.

Zhulin also added that he would “vote” for Mishin's ward if the formation of the national team depended on him.

As for the main competitor of Tuktamysheva Alyona Kostornaya, who had not come to the tournament in the best shape due to a protracted illness, the specialist expressed confidence that her failure was in no way connected with the change of short and free programs shortly before the tournament.

“It’s not her performances, Alyona is somehow lost.

Why?

She lost something, she does not have the former ease.

What is the reason, I do not know, but, as they say, look at the scoreboard, ”concluded Zhulin.

Yagudin agreed with his colleague's opinion.

According to him, thanks to her innate artistry, the 2020 European champion feels comfortable with any number.

And if Kostornaya manages to return the triple axel, then she will be able to compete with rivals who have quadruple jumps in their supply.

“But even with such a set, it was hard at the end of the rental, everyone saw it.

Evgeny Viktorovich (Plushenko. -

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) himself said in the press that the whole question is to recover from an illness.

We commentators and all figure skating fans wish her to recover as soon as possible in order to please not only herself to the maximum, but also those who have supported her for many years, ”Yagudin said.

Plushenko himself noted the character and attitude of the ward, who went out on the ice with undermined immunity and, despite fears, did not withdraw from the competition.

“Alena is just a fighter today, because she went out and skated, taking into account the health situation.

She is a fine fellow, fought to the end and showed that she is ready to move on, fight and win.

Now we have a difficult stage, but she is smart and continues to work.

The main thing is that she has a desire.

You see, since she said that she has a desire to continue performing, that's just fine, ”RIA Novosti quotes Plushenko.

Summing up, the famous coach Victoria Butsaeva singled out Tuktamysheva, who turned out to be head and shoulders above her younger opponents, and also admitted that she was most impressed by Khromykh, who cleanly performed two quadruple jumps for the first time in an official tournament.

“Everyone fought, everyone was at a high level, even those who did not succeed in everything, but everyone has two or three quarter jumps in the program.

They all have complex programs.

Thanks to our federation for holding competitions in a pandemic, there were enough starts, ”Butsayeva said.