Assignment of MC Usacheva and dance of Kostornaya and Danielyan

In the upcoming season, figure skater Daria Usacheva will make her debut in adult international competitions.

A good incentive in this will be a new title - "Master of Sports", awarded by the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation.

There is no doubt about his deservedness: in the 2020/21 season, she became the bronze medalist of the Russian Cup final, and also took fourth place in the national championship and eventually entered the updated national team.

Already, many experts agree that in the future it is the native of Khabarovsk who will become one of the main contenders for the highest awards.

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Meanwhile, Eteri Tutberidze's group began training at a base near Moscow in Novogorsk.

A video with the first workouts and lessons of figure skaters appeared on social networks.

It was attended by all the mentor's students, with the exception of Anna Shcherbakova, which greatly disturbed her fans.

First, the director of the Sambo-70 school, Renat Laishev, denied the assumption that the athlete had any health problems, but then she herself explained her absence.

“Unfortunately, this training camp in Novogorsk began for me with a ridiculous injury that did not happen during training.

Thanks to everyone who worried about me, received a lot of messages from you.

But I continue to train and look forward to returning to the ice, ”wrote Shcherbakova on Instagram.

Numerous fans expressed their support for the reigning world champion, as well as Zahra Lari, who became widely known as the first figure skater to compete in an international hijab tournament.

However, the training camp is not a reason to give up funny videos that tell about the life of athletes outside the rink.

So, Alena Kostornaya shared with subscribers another incendiary dance.

This time she was accompanied by the vice-champion of Europe in 2020 Artur Danielyan.

“There were dance support, now we are going to a new level with Artur,” Kostornaya signed the video.

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The end of June in Moscow turned out to be extremely rainy: one day, a powerful downpour flooded entire areas, and a gusty wind knocked over trees and cut power lines.

The Khrustalny ice skating rink also suffered from the raging elements.

The roof leaked in the sports facility and water flooded the floor.

But in the Tutberidze group, the incident was treated with humor.

“In our favorite“ Khrustalny ”SPA procedures we combine with the training process,” the team joked, adding the traditional hashtag # to the post.

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Kolyada's new program and Tuktamysheva's declaration of love

One of the main topics of the past week was the schedule of the Grand Prix stages of the 2021/22 season and the distribution of Russian figure skaters over them.

A large number of questions caused the lack of inclusion in the list of participants in the dance pair Sofia Shevchenko - Igor Eremenko, who won the bronze medal of the Russian Cup stage and became the fourth at the Russian Championship - 2021. The partner expressed bewilderment about what had happened and hinted at the lack of a sports principle.

“Sonya and I were no less surprised by this state of affairs.

And we hope that in the future all the distribution of athletes in tournaments will still take place in accordance with the sports principle and these selection criteria for the Grand Prix stages and other competitions, ”Eremenko wrote on his Instagram page.

The skaters were supported by their mentors Irina Zhuk and Alexander Svinin.

The coaches expressed the hope that the couple will still get a chance to perform at the Russian stage of the Grand Prix, which will be held in Sochi at the end of November.

At the same time, Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin were announced for the stage in Vancouver, as well as a number of other couples who did not fulfill the necessary selection criteria for the International Skating Union (ISU) and who are below Shevchenko and Eremenko in the ranking.

Some fans suggested that the couple got into the list of participants thanks to Davis' mother, Eteri Tutberidze, who enjoys authority in Russian figure skating.

Such comments appeared under Eremenko's post, and Zhuk liked one of them.

The distribution of places in men's skating was also surprising.

Some experts drew attention to the fact that the bronze medalist of the Russian Championship - 2021 Mark Kondratyuk did not receive a single stage, unlike Daniil Samsonov, who got two starts.

“In my opinion, the decision to give two stages to Daniil Samsonov is unfair.

It would be right to give each one a stage, and then look at how the skaters showed themselves.

It would be more honest, correct and wiser, including in relation to athletes.

We must give everyone a chance so that they fight and show that they can.

It is difficult to find motivation when you are not given a chance, ”former figure skater Katharina Herbolt shared her opinion.

Updating programs is always a big intrigue, and fans are eagerly awaiting details about the preparation of athletes for the upcoming season.

Music helps to get at least some idea of ​​the future number.

So, it became known that Mikhail Kolyada chose the soundtrack from the movie "Schindler's List" as a composition for the free program.

It was this music that brought Yulia Lipnitskaya gold in the European Championship and the Olympics, as well as silver in the world championship in 2014.

However, choreographer Nikita Mikhailov, collaborating with the skater, suggested that the two numbers would not be compared.

“After all, Yulia is a women's skating.

Our production will probably be compared to Jason Brown, who suddenly decided to return to this program a few years later.

But our work will be different from his in both the composition of the music and the character.

Well, in general, Misha is completely different ... Betting on such a professional as Kolyada is always a pleasure for a choreographer "- Mikhailov quotes Match TV.

As for the short program of Kolyada, it was directed by Ilya Averbukh.

He will continue his collaboration with Alexei Mishin's group and will also work on the number of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva.

And the skater herself decided to pause in preparation for the season and went to Paris.

She shared footage from the trip, admitting that she again fell in love with this city.

However, the journey was not without adventure.

According to the 2015 world champion, she was late for her flight, having arrived at the airport two hours before, so she had to stay in the city, which she was only happy about.

“This is, of course, tin.

To be late for a flight, arriving two hours in advance, because of a strike, or poor organization, or even figs understand why.

But fact is fact.

But!

We are in Paris for one more day, and we are happy! ”- wrote Tuktamysheva.

Preparing Zagitova for the show and the secrets of Medvedeva's makeup

After Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva did not get into the Russian national team for the new season, the fans still had the hope that they would be able to qualify for the upcoming international tournaments, having successfully performed in the Grand Prix.

However, after the distribution of athletes by stages, it became clear that this should not be counted on either.

In addition, the skaters were not included in the ISU doping testing pool.

Despite this, both Tutberidze's students do not disappear from the media space.

If earlier fans and experts discussed a possible transition to pair skating for Medvedeva, who was learning new elements for herself for the Anna Karenina ice show, now it seems that the time has come for her former rival.

At one of the rehearsals, Zagitova performed support together with Pyotr Chernyshev, who became her partner in the play Ruslan and Lyudmila.

“And we continue to work and prepare a real fairy tale on ice for you,” Zagitova wrote.

Meanwhile, Medvedeva shared her beauty secrets.

According to her, makeup is an integral part of figure skating, so every athlete has a whole arsenal of different cosmetics.

She herself began to paint at the age of ten, but not because of the requirements of the profession, but "at the call of her heart."

“The older I get, the more time I start to devote to skin care.

If there is inflammation, I go out without foundation so that everything heals.

I know how to paint and I think I'm doing it well.

When you enter the international arena, you want to look presentable.

Usually I always prepare myself, by trial and error.

I have a certain algorithm that I have been following for the last five years.

If I put on my makeup like this and comb my hair like this, then I know that I will look cool, ”Medvedeva said in a live broadcast on Instagram.

Also, the skater admitted that she has an unusual "fetish".

She said that it was always important for her to smell good, so at some point she had a large collection of various fragrances.

“Recently I audited my room and beauty products.

I realized that I have some unrealistic number of them.

Probably, this will be enough for me for another five years.

I try to take one bottle at a time and refill it to the very end, ”added Medvedeva.

Another important part of the skater's image is his performance outfit.

Tutberidze's ward said that her favorite costume was an oriental dress for the issue "Memoirs of a Geisha" in the 2019/20 season.

“All costumes are made for one season for a specific program.

It happens a little more expensive or cheaper.

The cost is due to the fact that this is manual work, a large and very painstaking work of a designer.

Just imagine what it would be like to sew about a thousand beads on an outfit, ”Medvedeva said in an interview with Grazia.