Romantic proposal for Stepanova

The wedding boom continues in Russian figure skating.

Two-time national champion Alexandra Stepanova received a marriage proposal right during the Ilya Averbukh ice show in Sochi.

For the athlete, this was a complete surprise.

“I didn’t think that the moment that will happen now will come.

But this flight of stars is all about love.

Let love live!

- said Averbukh, when all the participants in the production lined up for the final bow.

Then a young man came out onto the ice with a huge bouquet of white roses.

He handed it to Alexandra, and then got down on one knee and handed the ring to the girl.

Judging by the kiss that followed, the skater gave a positive answer.

Stepanova's chosen one was Vladislav Malinov, the nephew of the famous coach Svetlana Sokolovskaya.

According to Averbukh, the young man approached him with a request to organize a romantic ceremony a few weeks before the show.

“We staged when this would happen, of course, kept everything from Sasha a secret.

Yesterday, many had tears of happiness in their eyes.

Vladislav descended from the podium with a bouquet of flowers.

Sasha didn’t know anything, so she was very happy and touched by such a proposal, ”Match TV quotes the choreographer.

Recall that recently Evgenia Tarasova married Fedor Klimov, and Nikita Katsalapov proposed to Victoria Sinitsina during a vacation in the Maldives.

True, while the skaters do not disclose when their marriage will take place.

Now they are performing in Tatyana Navka's play "The Scarlet Flower" in Sochi, and at the same time they are preparing for a new production - "Swan Lake".

“Soon a debut in a new performance, a fighting spirit,” Katsalapov wrote in his Telegram channel.

School days Shcherbakova and Semenenko

Anna Shcherbakova spoke about her approach to education.

This year she graduated from high school and entered the correspondence department of the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism.

The figure skater admitted that it was difficult to study during the Olympic season, since all thoughts were only about the Games.

But after the competition, the champion seriously sat down with books and managed to prepare for the exam.

“I would like to say, first of all, thank you to my parents, because from childhood they taught me that going in for sports is my decision, but studying has always been in the first place.

They always told me: “You can’t cope - study more, quit sports,” TASS quotes Shcherbakova.

She noted that these words sounded when she was still a child, and with the advent of serious results in figure skating, her parents explained how to combine these two areas correctly.

“Even if you return tired after training, you still need to complete all the tasks,” Anna shared.

In addition, the skater decided to learn how to drive a car.

It turned out that fitting classes into a busy schedule is not so easy.

“I usually have only one day off a week, but it’s from morning to evening training according to the same schedule, where everything is clearly scheduled“ on the shelves.

And here it turned out that one day I study, pass exams, the next I train on the ice, the third - some kind of event, shooting.

In between workouts, I ran for driving.

While I'm still learning.

There was no exam itself, I didn’t get the right, ”Shcherbakova said on Energy radio.

If Anna will study at the university in absentia, then Yevgeny Semenenko has been combining sports with classes at a medical university for a whole year.

According to him, he thought for a long time what to do after graduating from school.

It would have been easier to study at a sports institution, but Eugene wanted to connect his life with medicine and understood that this would hardly be possible after his career ended.

So I decided to go the hard way.

“It is impossible to be registered at a medical institute for show.

The first semester kept pace with classmates, skipped classes only when there were competitions, but they demanded all the checkpoints and tests from me, I passed everything.

The winter session coincided with the Russian championship, so I passed the exams in chemistry and history a little later, ”said Semenenko.

The second semester turned out to be more difficult, because due to the Olympics, he missed a whole month of classes and even planned to take academic leave.

But then I decided that I could handle it - and now I am diligently handing over the “tails” and preparing for the next session.

I even came to the training camp in Kislovodsk with textbooks.

“I really like that I live in two worlds - sports and medical.

I see people completely different, and this leaves an imprint on the way of thinking, mentality and so on.

It is clear that studying at such a university requires a lot.

There is almost no free time left.

Everything must be clearly planned in order to be in time everywhere, ”the winner of the 2021 World Team Championship emphasized.

Tears of Valieva

Meanwhile, Kamila Valieva took part in the VK Fest festival, during which she answered questions from the interviewer Tatyana Navka and numerous fans. 

The figure skater was asked to share her feelings about the Beijing Olympics, and she did not hold back her tears, talking about her experiences.

During the Games, it became known about the positive doping test of the athlete.

In this regard, they wanted to remove her from speaking in a personal tournament.

After long trials, the favorite of the competition was still allowed to participate, but she could not cope with the tension in the free program and took only fourth place.

“I went out for a short session with the understanding that so many people believe in me.

It was empty, but support is felt.

Literally fluttered.

In the end, the emotions came through.

For some reason, at that moment, in the free program, I felt like I was alone.

This is very bad.

Already at the start came out, it was evident in the eyes that the fear enveloped.

Nevertheless, I want to thank everyone, because I cried every day.

Received a lot of support.

Just thank you, ”Valiyeva said in a breaking voice.

The skater also emphasized that she hopes to continue her sports career as long as possible, and she found it difficult to answer the question of what she would do after.

“Then I want to listen to myself.

At 16, you can’t tell who you will be at 25. I would think about acting.

I thought about it after the Olympics.

I like to play something: new roles or acting in films.

Maybe become a coach.

Lots of interesting things.

I want to be a professional dancer.

Already tried different styles, it would be interesting to continue.

This is something inspiring,” admitted Camila.

Dissatisfaction with Zagitova

But Alina Zagitova, it seems, is tired of listening to claims that her victory at the 2018 Olympics is only the result of luck.

The owner of all major titles in figure skating published a video message on her Telegram channel in which she called on critics to observe ethics.

"It was just luck".

More than once I heard this phrase in relation to myself and my career.

It always seemed to me that only those who have nothing to do with any sport allow themselves to let go of such statements.

It turned out it wasn't.

Without constant work on oneself, results cannot be achieved, and luck both comes and goes.

I believe that it is important to observe sports and journalistic ethics at all times, ”Alina said.

Medvedeva's game

Meanwhile, Evgenia Medvedeva took part in the entertainment show "Contacts".

In it, the participant is asked questions, but the person from the contact list in his phone must answer them.

60 seconds are given for the conversation, and if the interlocutor answers incorrectly, the time for the conversation is reduced.

The first person the two-time world champion called was Zagitova.

Zhenya asked her a question: "George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck - who's next?"

"Oh my God!

Of course you found someone to call.

I’m in the car right now, damn it ... I’ll tell you now, ”said Zagitova, but she didn’t have time, because time was up.

The journalist Karen Adamyan helped Medvedeva cope with the task: all these actors played Batman, the next was Robert Pattinson.

The figure skater also continues to delight fans with new photo shoots, periodically posting footage on social networks.

The other day she shared a picture from the shooting in the image of a Spaniard.

And at the Averbukh show, which took place in Sochi, she performed the Carmen number, already beloved by the fans.

On the eve of the performance, the athlete took part in a press conference, at which the participants were asked if difficulties in their personal lives could affect performance.

According to Medvedeva, the skaters make every effort so that the audience does not know about any problems, even if they are really present.

“First of all, it’s our job to go out and give pleasure.

Secondly, our most important reward is your smiles.

Therefore, while we are on the ice, during performances and shows, the viewer will never understand that something is wrong.

We have a clear separation between going out on the ice and personal life ... We enjoy how you enjoy it.

And our life is getting better, ”Evgenia emphasized.

A new twist in Zabiyako's career

The recent recognition of tennis player Daria Kasatkina that she was dating a girl caused a great resonance.

As it turned out, her partner is the silver medalist of the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang in the team tournament Natalya Zabiyako.

Shortly after the athletes revealed their relationship, it became known that the skater abandoned her intention to restart her sports career.

It was previously reported that Zabiyako plans to play for Canada with Zachary Daleman.

But the local federation withdrew the request to change her citizenship from the FFKKR, and Natalya herself, according to coach Bruno Marcotte, flew to Europe.

“I’m sorry, because she added every day,” said the specialist.

Figure skating fans immediately decided that Zabiyako went to Spain, where Kasatkina lives.

According to Tatyana Tarasova, Natalia is an adult and she herself determines "what to do, how to live, how to behave."

The specialist expressed the opinion that over time, a native of Tallinn will prove herself in coaching.

“At the moment I don’t see who wants to pair up with her boys.

It should be a big, tall athlete already skating in pairs, ”said Tarasova.