Tutberidze's sharpness, Trusova's master classes and Plushenko's football prospects: what is being discussed in the world of figure skating

Tutberidze's attack on an American journalist

One of the most discussed topics of the past week in the world of figure skating was Eteri Tutberidze's unexpected attack on journalist David Lees.

Under one of his posts on the social network, the honored coach of Russia left an angry comment in which she accused the American of systematically publishing false information.

“Dave, you are a lying babbler.

You have no conscience or honor.

You don't respect others because you haven't achieved anything yourself.

Your statements humiliate the people around you.

Shame on you," Tutberidze said.

The author of the podcast The skating lessons, apparently, was not very offended, but only mocked the Russian coach.

“Judging by the time of the message, Eteri watched the latest release (of the program. -

) As The Blade Turns,” he wrote on Twitter, attaching a screenshot of the comment.

Recall that it was Fox who launched the rumor that Tutberidze's daughter Diana Davis and her partner Gleb Smolkin were going to play for the US national team, for which they even got married in Las Vegas in March.

The skaters denied a possible transition, and also asked the fans and the press to respect their personal lives.

In addition, Lis stated that Eteri Georgievna herself did not intend to return to Russia from the United States, which, as you know, was not confirmed: at the end of June, the specialist flew to Moscow.

Tatyana Tarasova supported her colleague in her emotional outburst and called such a reaction to slander an absolutely right step.

“He writes lies, so why can’t she speak out about this.

I don't know why or why he wrote this.

She has great results and great relationships with her athletes.

You know, I don't even want to talk about it.

She works on such a line - what is possible and what is impossible.

Our students are doing incredible things.

I treat her very respectfully, ”the famous coach emphasized.

The director of the Sambo-70 school, Renat Laishev, also sided with the Russian specialist.

In his opinion, too much criticism, often unfair, falls upon the coach, and she “got it”.

“We are all human, we are all human.

I have not experienced this myself, although there was a lot of gossip.

Although I am in charge of sports and I am obliged professionally.

And Eteri Georgievna is a great coach who has to shoot back from attacks.

I think you can absolutely justify it with this post.

Sometimes you really want to send someone to hell, ”Sport24 quotes Laishev.

Some colleagues stood up for the journalist.

So, the well-known commentator Dmitry Guberniev advised Tutberidze to be more open so that the press would not have to look for hidden meanings in what was happening.

“We miss the comments of Eteri Georievna.

She does not explain many things, does not work closely with journalists and public opinion.

People interpret her words however they want for this reason.

She needs to be more open, and closeness breeds speculation.

Journalists have the right to hyperbole, and hyperbole can be both black and white, ”RIA Novosti quotes Guberniev.

A similar opinion was expressed by RT columnist Elena Vaytsekhovskaya.

She noted that in a situation where a number of facts come together that are not disputed, a journalist has the right to interpret them in the way that seems logical to him.

“If the actors do not consider it necessary to clarify the situation in a timely manner, then they must be prepared for other people's interpretations, whether they like it or not.

Exactly according to the popular expression of Tamara Moskvina: “I’d rather tell about myself and my athletes myself than others will tell about it,” the Olympic champion wrote in her Telegram channel.

Trusova's master class in Stockholm

Somewhat unexpectedly, against the background of the mass suspension of Russian athletes from most sporting events, the announcement of master classes by Alexandra Trusova in Stockholm looks like.

It is assumed that they will be held in the Swedish capital on August 27 and 28 at the Husby Ishall arena.

The silver medalist of the Games in Beijing will hold four classes, and will also perform in front of the public with several numbers.

“This will be Sasha's first such attempt with a master class abroad.

She learns from such teachers what she can do - they take it seriously.

Sasha will give a master class in jumping and gliding.

It is very pleasant that someone from the world community makes our athletes in demand today.

And I think that everyone who comes will be delighted, ”Tatyana Tarasova shared the details.

In turn, Alexander Zhulin admitted that Trusova's invitation to Sweden gives him hope that everything will get better soon and Russian athletes will no longer be persona non grata.

“In any case, this is a good sign that our wonderful figure skater will go to Europe to show her grandiose skills.

Now they called Trusova, then they will call our other great athletes.

Perhaps this is a step towards reconciliation.

I'll be happy if that's the case.

Because this idiocy must stop sooner or later.

We were always friends with everyone, worked, performed.

And now they have turned our country into a pariah.

It shouldn't be like this," the coach said.

Meanwhile, the queen of quads is gradually regaining her combat form: for example, at the Evgeni Plushenko show in Nizhny Novgorod, she performed a quadruple lutz.

Plushenko's transition to the Football Medialiga

The author of the ice project "Champions" is seriously determined to make his debut in the Football Media League soon.

The other day, the former athlete had a training session with the Broke Boys, but another team is showing interest in his candidacy.

As Plushenko admitted, he used to always play as a left winger, but he is ready to adapt to the coach's vision.

“In media football, negotiations are only on the field.

If the Broke Boys win, then the chances of a signing are high.

Wait for information!

- said the two-time Olympic champion.

He also noted that he would have to sacrifice a lot in order to participate in the Medialiga, but nevertheless, he was interested in the project.

“I hope that injuries will not interfere with this, everything is in order with health,” TASS quoted Plushenko as saying.

His zeal was supported by Tatyana Tarasova, who noted that he is a very capable person and can try himself in different areas of activity.

“It's not forever, but just try.

Plushenko has nowhere to put his energy, so he went to the footballers.

He loves this sport, all our boys played football on Saturdays,” the coach said.

And Alexei Mishin said that his pupil is capable of playing not only "in some amateur league", but also at a professional level.

“I wish him to bring joy to himself and to people with his game,” the specialist emphasized.

It is not yet known which team the two-time Olympic champion will eventually join, but one of the Medialeague clubs has already committed itself to figure skating.

The ambassador of the Katyusha team, headed by Alexander Mostovoy, will be the former European champion Alyona Kostornaya.

Off-season Valieva

And Kamila Valieva tried herself in a completely different field.

The other day she took part in the race of champions in karting, which was arranged for the artists of Tatyana Navka's ice performance "The Scarlet Flower" in Sochi.

In addition to the 16-year-old star, Dmitry Solovyov, Maurice Kvitelashvili and other athletes took part in the races.

“I like Sochi, I love karting in general.

On the track and figure skating experience can come in handy.

The morning race helped me get distracted from training on the ice and prepare for the evening performances in a good mood,” said the Beijing Olympic champion in the team tournament.

In the meantime, Camila is performing in Sochi, Tatyana Tarasova visited the training of the Tutberidze group in Novogorsk and listened to the composition for her short program in the new season.

The famous coach admitted that the music brought her into indescribable delight.

Now the fans are looking forward to the test skates of the national team to see the new performances of the athletes.

This year they are scheduled only for the end of September due to the lack of international competitions.

But the members of the national team have time to work on various components, including choreography.

The veil of secrecy about how dance training takes place in the hall was opened by Alexei Zheleznyakov, who collaborates with the Tutberidze group.

He said that in his classes he offers students various styles, as the directors tend to make programs in “different keys, so that it is interesting, spectacular.”

“Take the same Kamila Valieva, they call her a ballerina on ice.

But besides the fact that she works well in classical choreography, she already knows how to dance in any style, whatever you take.

They even danced with Eva Uvarova - she can do anything.

The more versatile the skater, the better.

Coordination, fine motor skills develop.

By the way, coordination affects technique.

When your body is pumped, the muscles are strong, there is no plasticity, it is harder for you to slide, lay out the ribs, work with the body, ”the choreographer explained.

Emotions of Radford and replenishment in the Duhamel family

Meanwhile, the Pyeongchang Olympic champion in the team tournament, Eric Radford, shared his emotions about the fact that Valieva skated to his Storm music the year before last.

He admitted that he was surprised to see a recording of a Russian woman’s program on YouTube in the summer of 2020, since he knew nothing about it.

“I was really impressed with the way Camila expressed the music on ice.

It was a wonderful program, I am happy that she often performed well with it.

I would like there to be as many athletes as possible.

I know that Hayoung Lee from Korea will ride under the Storm next season, ”Sport24 quotes the Canadian.

He also noted that at the end of his career he is going to take up coaching, but will not stop writing music.

According to Eric, when composing melodies, he always keeps a picture of ice productions in his head. 

“I have a few releases planned that would suit figure skating, I think.

Perhaps Camila would like to skate to another track of mine.

Or someone from Russia,” said the Canadian.

It is surprising how different the attitude towards Russian athletes is between Radford and his former partner Megan Duhamel, who is known for her Russophobic sentiments.

Recall that during the Beijing Olympics, she wrote angry posts against Valieva, the ROC and IOC team, who allowed Kamila to compete in the individual tournament after the announcement of a positive doping test.

However, now the former skater has turned all her attention to her own family, because on July 14 she became a mother for the second time.

They had a daughter with coach Bruno Marcotta, who was named Mia Charlie Rose.

The couple also have an older daughter, Zoe, who was born in October 2019.

Confessions of Grischuk

Also last week, two-time Olympic champion Oksana Grischuk in an interview with Sports.ru spoke about the reasons for the breakup of her pair with Evgeny Platov, with whom they won the Games in Lillehammer and Nagano.

According to her confession, the partner was always in love with her, and the girl decided to marry another.

“He was a gallant, noble, ideally classical partner.

But we were completely different: both in temperament and in physical disposition.

Therefore, I never had romantic feelings for him.

I always wanted my partner to be like a friend or an older brother to me.

But Zhenya wanted something more.

It only shackled and closed me.

Therefore, we did not have the friendly relations that I dreamed of, ”said the former figure skater.

According to Grischuk, once she came to training with a ring on her finger, and Platov, seeing the jewelry with a huge diamond, was shocked.

“My young man specifically closed a store on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills - this is one of the most expensive streets in the world, he proposed there and presented a ring for $ 160 thousand. Literally a month after the ring appeared on my hand, during our joint work on tour “Champions on ice”, Zhenya began to skate with a new partner secretly from me, ”said Oksana.

However, now, after many years after these events, friendly relations have been established between the former partners.

“Despite everything, I forgave not only Zhenya, but also many others who betrayed me.

I am grateful to fate that after some time Zhenya realized his mistakes and extended the hand of friendship to me.

And now, for many years now, he has never missed a single birthday of mine, and I - his, ”concluded Grischuk.