“In one of the first training sessions, he fell off the flip very hard, bruised his rib, which hurt a lot.
Nevertheless, he managed to speak.
Zhenya showed character, composure and willpower, ”RIA Novosti quotes Mishina.
She stressed that Semenenko does not have a flip in the program, but he constantly trains this jump.
Mishina also noted that the skater still needs to work a lot to remove all the flaws in both programs.
According to the coach, the specifics of the injury will be revealed after returning to Russia.
She did not rule out that the skater just had a bruise.
The 18-year-old figure skater from St. Petersburg scored 256.01 points after two rentals and took third place.
The victory was won by the three-time world champion - American Nathan Chen (307.18).
The second was his compatriot Jason Brown (259.55).
Earlier, Semenenko said that it is a great honor for him to ride with such a great athlete as Chen.