Medvedeva's enrollment at Moscow State University, the triumph of Plushenko's wards and Kovtun's engagement: what is happening in the world of figure skating

The triumphant return of domestic juniors

While adult skaters are just getting ready for the start of the new season, juniors are already competing in full swing within the Grand Prix.

However, the first two stages in Courchevel passed without the participation of Russians due to coronavirus restrictions in France.

And only in Kosice, domestic athletes finally took to the ice.

The return was truly triumphant.

In three types out of four, they won victories.

In men, after the short program, William Ennis was in the lead, but in the free free program he was beaten not only by the Canadian Corey Sirselli, but also by Kirill Sarnovsky and Ilya Yablokov.

They took first and second places, respectively.

In the pair competition, the Russians also got two sets of medals at once.

Anastasia Mukhorotova and Dmitry Evgeniev confidently excelled in both short and free programs.

Polina Kostyukovich and Alexey Bryukhanov were content with bronze.

And only in ice dancing were the representatives of the country left without victory.

Vasilisa Kaganovskaya and Valery Angelopol were in the lead after the first part, but in the end they dropped to the second line.

Sophia Tyutyunina and Alexander Shustitsky were next.

But among the girls, Russians literally dominated, taking the first four places.

By and large, the main intrigue was whose wards would be higher.

As a result, the holiday came to Evgeni Plushenko Street, because his wards Veronika Zhilina and Sofya Muravyova left only Adelia Petrosyan from the team of Eteri Tutberidze on the third line.

Moreover, Zhilina, after a short one, was almost a point behind her friend, but in the free program, as expected, she demonstrated a more complex program with three quadruple jumps and rose higher.

Petrosyan also performed a quadruple - sheepskin coat, but this did not help her.

It is not surprising that Plushenko, after the end of the competition, was in a great mood, because his ward, Sarnovsky, also won the juniors.

But the success of Veronica still became special, since at one time she moved to the two-time Olympic champion from Tutberidze, and now she "clicked on the nose" of the former coach.

The next stage of the Junior Grand Prix will be held on September 15-18 in Krasnoyarsk.

It is highly likely that the Ukrainians will not take part in it.

This was reported by the local figure skating federation.

At the same time, they found it difficult to name the reason for such a decision.

“In other sports, Ukrainian athletes do not come to Russia for various reasons: politics plays a role and they don’t want to.

In general, there are many reasons ... Two years ago, we also did not participate in the Russian stage of the UGP, but in the past our couple Alexandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin performed at the adult stage of the Grand Prix in Moscow, "said Sport24 in the Figure Skating Federation of Ukraine ...

Coming of majority Kostornaya

Meanwhile, the organizers of adult competitions have already faced serious difficulties.

So, it became known about the cancellation of the Grand Prix stage in Chongqing, China, which was supposed to take place in early November, due to coronavirus restrictions.

However, the ISU did not have to change the calendar.

The new venue for it will be the Italian Turin, although Hungary and the United States were also ready to accept the stage.

The pandemic also affected Japanese skaters.

They will not take part in all upcoming competitions - the junior grand prix series, Lombardia Trophy and Autumn Classic International.

The point is in the strict rule, according to which it is necessary to quarantine every time you return to the country.

Unfortunately, the Russians also faced serious problems.

Earlier it was reported that many of the national team may not receive American visas.

Deputy Minister of Sports of the country Alexei Morozov complained that skaters risk missing a number of qualifying starts before the Olympic Games.

The official promised to send all the necessary recommendations within a week.

In turn, the general director of the FFKKR Alexander Kogan emphasized that the federation is also doing everything possible for the performance of athletes at the stage of the Skate America Grand Prix in the United States.

So far, they can only actively prepare for the start of the season.

The closed test skates of the St. Petersburg national team, at which many eminent figure skaters performed, aroused serious interest among the fans.

Elizaveta Tuktamysheva received the greatest attention.

According to media reports, she skated her programs without falling.

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Publication from Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (@liza_tuktik)

There Mikhail Kolyada presented the free program twice.

He has not yet decided on the short one.

The world champions in pair skating Anastasia Mishina / Alexander Gallyamov also performed in the Northern capital.

But Alexandra Boykova / Dmitry Kozlovsky refused due to minor damage.

Returning to Tuktamysheva, in order to avoid health problems, she was vaccinated against the coronavirus together with her coach Alexei Mishin.

But Pyotr Gumennik manages to combine training with military service.

He told reporters that he is currently in the Armed Forces in a sports company.

“I was engaged in marching training, I disassemble the machine in 11 seconds.

I hope all the same, my main combat training will be Olympic ", - quotes the figure skater" R-Sport ".

Meanwhile, European champion Alena Kostorona at the end of August turned 18 years old.

Tutberidze's headquarters congratulated her on her coming of age.

A poem in honor of the athlete was published on the team's Instagram, in which they wished her “to be happy” and to live “without knowing any worries”.

Kostornaya herself later admitted that she was pleased with the "feeling of full capacity."

According to Alena, now she can do anything without asking permission from anyone, including dyeing her hair purple.

“I informed the parents.

2.5-3 months passed, and that's it.

The competitive season is starting now, and this color does not suit all of my programs, ”Channel One quotes the European champion.

Greenhouses have enough events.

For example, Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov unexpectedly decided to change the short program on the eve of test runs in Chelyabinsk.

The new one is set to the music from the film “WE.

We believe in love. "

Moreover, at the triumphant Cranberry Cup for the duo, they performed to the composition of Claude Debussy "Moonlight".

And Alexander Zhulin spoke about the preparation of the world champions in ice dancing Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapova.

The coach admitted that the partner still has back problems.

“This is an old trauma that makes itself felt every August.

Because of her, I can't call the preparation one hundred percent, but they do all the elements, they did the skates too.

We prepare in the usual way: two-time workouts, plus choreography, plus general physical training.

If we manage to cope with back problems, then everything should be fine, "- quotes the words of the specialist" Championship ".

Mass transition of Russians to other national teams

A serious discussion in the world of domestic figure skating was also caused by the decision of several athletes to compete for other European national teams at once.

So, the former ward of Plushenko, Leonid Sviridenko, appeared in the protocols of the rentals of the Czech national team.

The young man stressed that he had not yet accepted the verdict on the transition, but the FFKKR allowed him to make a study trip.

Also, Russia in the near future may lose two talented girls: the bronze medalist of the country's Cup Maria Talalaikina and the silver medalist of the junior Grand Prix finals Anastasia Gubanova.

The first can allegedly go to Italy, and the second to Georgia.

The coach of the athletes Yevgeny Rukavitsyn refused to comment on this information, and the president of the FFKKR Alexander Gorshkov admitted that he had not heard anything about it.

The general director of the federation, Alexander Kogan, clarified the situation.

According to him, Gubanova moved to the Georgian national team last year.

But the FFKKR did not give consent to Talalaikina's transfer to the Italian national team.

The refusal of the Olympic champion Oksana Baiul from Ukrainian citizenship became quite the topic.

She explained this by the fact that according to the country's constitution, only one is allowed there.

The former athlete herself has long lived in the United States.

“I thank everyone for everything.

I was born Russian, won gold for Ukraine, and I will die American, ”Bayul wrote on Instagram.

Zagitova's extreme vacation

Meanwhile, for another Olympic champion, Alina Zagitova, recent weeks have turned out to be intense.

A native of Izhevsk managed to excite the subscribers of a photo in a swimsuit, demonstrate a tattoo with Olympic rings on her wrist and throw a puck in a charity KHL match with the transfer of the general director of the league, Roman Rotenberg.

Finally, she and her sister in Sochi tried themselves in bungee jumping, jumping from a height of 207 m.

"Excitement.

Fear.

Nerves on the verge of tension.

And insane interest, curiosity - what will happen?

I jumped from a height of 207 m!

Sister conquered 170 m!

This feeling of flight and some kind of unreal freedom is indescribable, ”Zagitova shared her impressions.

But her former partner in the Tutberidze group, Evgenia Medvedeva, decided to devote time to her studies.

The skater entered the Moscow State University at the Higher School of Cultural Policy and Management in the Humanities.

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She also gave a long interview in which she spoke in detail about her career.

In particular, Medvedeva admitted that at the moment she and Zagitova have established normal relations, although there is no talk of friendship.

“We, in my opinion, removed each other from friends, unsubscribed.

Then we signed back, that's all.

I somehow approached, I said: "Maybe, well, something like that, our relations are normal."

But this topic has come to naught, nothing has changed, I think - well, okay.

The main thing is that I am pure in front of myself, ”the silver medalist of the Olympic Games told Youtube-channel Fametime TV.

The athlete remembered the very Olympics in Pyeongchang, in which she lost to Zagitova.

According to her, before the free program, the coaches insisted on performing the old less difficult set of jumps.

“Firstly, I was injured and I trained a lot less.

Secondly, at the beginning of the Olympic season, a free program was staged, which turned out to be technically much stronger than the one skated at the Olympics.

Different costume, different music, set, complexity, ”added Medvedeva.

Finally, she called Tutberidze's methods of work quite harsh, although she admitted that at a young age they work.

“But as you get older, it gets harder every year to endure.

Then you either need to change your brain and devote more time to mental health, or endure.

There is no other option, ”the two-time world champion explained.

Other famous figure skaters who have already retired continue to look for themselves in different directions.

For example, Olympic champion Adelina Sotnikova attended the New Wave music festival and announced a partnership with BIM Media.

The ex-athlete did not rule out that she could try herself in music.

“I will develop not only as a coach with my school, but I will also be able to act in films or actually sing.

Maybe I will have numerous projects.

All this in aggregate is aimed at its own development, "- quotes the words of Sotnikova TASS.

Another Olympic champion in Sochi, Yekaterina Bobrova, prefers to engage exclusively in coaching activities - together with another famous figure skater Andrei Deputat, she opened her own figure skating school.

And some focused on the family.

For example, European Championship medalist Maxim Kovtun proposed to gymnast Evgenia Levanova, five-time world champion in group exercises.

And the famous choreographer Ilya Averbukh and actress Elizaveta Arzamasova finally chose a name for their newborn son.

After a short pause for reflection, he was named Leo.