Malinin's quadruple axel, Papadakis's revelation and new rumors about Davis and Smolkin: what is being discussed in the world of figure skating

Tournament for Davis and Smolkin

The duet of dancers Diana Davis - Gleb Smolkin attracted new attention.

According to American journalist David Lees, Eteri Tutberidze's daughter and partner will take part in the Challenge Cup tournament in the USA.

He also notes that these competitions are qualifying for the US Championships, again hinting that the skaters are preparing to change sports citizenship.

At the same time, Lis did not present any real evidence, and the athletes themselves repeatedly refuted his conjectures.

However, not only the American blogger is speculating.

Not so long ago, an assumption appeared on the network that the couple could start performing under the flag of Georgia.

Most recently, Inga Gurgenidze made her debut in the junior Grand Prix series for this team.

But the head of the Georgian Figure Skating Federation, Mariam Giorgobiani, denied the rumors.

“There are no real movements in this direction.

Just idle talk.

What will happen next, of course, no one can guarantee, but so far there is nothing to discuss.

At the same time, we in Georgia are incredibly proud of Tutberidze, and if I have the opportunity, I will try to help her, and no one knows yet how it will be expressed.

You can’t guess, but at the moment there is no talk of Diana’s transition with Gleb, ”said Giorgobiani.

Malinin's record

A real sensation last week was made by an American figure skater with Russian roots, Ilya Malinin.

At the US International Classic in Lake Placid, the 17-year-old was the first ever to land a clean quadruple Axel in official competition.

The legendary Yuzuru Hanyu fought over this jump for a long time, but ended his career without conquering the desired height.

Ilya Averbukh even admitted that he felt sorry for the Japanese in this regard.

“I know that he tried to do the jump at the Olympics, but he failed.

It would be a beautiful story of an outstanding figure skater who cut through and took the height.

Ilya is certainly a talented athlete with crazy coordination and a history for the most difficult jumps.

The quadruple axel in his performance was a matter of time.

Figure skating, like everything in our lives, must move forward.

And it's moving!"

- quotes the specialist "Championship".

Tatyana Tarasova, in turn, said that Malinin's name would go down in the history of figure skating.

By the way, for his achievement, the young American has already been included in the Guinness Book of Records.

“This is a huge technological advance.

I will not say that such a jump is very difficult, but it is extremely dangerous.

I think that with good skating, Malinin will claim high places.

We did not think that someone would jump four and a half.

Maybe a hundred years will pass, and they will perform five and a half, ”the coach emphasized.

Revelation Papadakis

Gabriela Papadakis is a model athlete for many figure skating fans.

Selflessly devoted to her species, she went through many trials to rise to the top step of the Olympic podium.

But few people guessed what tragedy she experienced along the way.

Gabriela's frank confession in the film Le Couple de Feu ("The Fiery Couple." - 

) shocked many.

It turned out that during the 2021 World Cup, where the French couple did not perform allegedly because of fear of contracting the coronavirus, the girl became pregnant and decided to have an abortion.

Papadakis admitted: at that moment she blamed herself for being in a position, and believed that she had no right to it, being an athlete.

“Now when I look back, it seems ridiculous to me.

It took me about two weeks to confess to Guillaume and the coaches.

I was told: "Deal with your problems."

Then they told me: “If you are going to win the Olympics, you need to bring yourself to your senses, otherwise we will finish,” said Papadakis.

The figure skater thought that the situation was hopeless, but in the end she decided to “recover”.

“You could say everything went downhill after that.

I announced that I had an abortion.

They visited me, everything seemed to be fine, but they told me not to talk about it.

There was something like an alienation between us, ”explained the Frenchwoman.

Football weekend Medvedeva and Shcherbakova

And Russian figure skaters increasingly began to appear at football stadiums.

Alena Kostornaya has been regularly seen at Lokomotiv matches before, and Stanislav Konstantinov is a fan of Zenit and also attends the games of his favorite team.

Last weekend, the regiment of fans arrived.

Evgenia Medvedeva attended the meeting of the tenth round of the RPL between Dynamo and Zenit, and Anna Shcherbakova attended the confrontation between Lokomotiv and Spartak.

The Olympic champion turned out to be a fan of the red and white.

“I support Spartak, and who are you for?”

the skater asked in her Telegram channel.

By the way, Medvedeva spoke a few days earlier about the long-standing dispute over what is more popular in the country - figure skating or football.

“I am an adherent of my sport, so I will drown for figure skating.

This is one of the most popular types.

I think it's more popular than football.

A little bit, but more popular, ”Sport24 quotes the two-time world champion.

Picking Tarasova and Teryushkov

This is not the first time between State Duma deputy Roman Teryushkov and Tatyana Tarasova there has been an absentee squabble related to their opposing views.

Previously, they did not agree on whether to consider athletes who decided to change their citizenship due to a ban on participation in international competitions as traitors.

This time, the subject of the dispute was a possible performance in a neutral status, which was announced by the head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach.

The parliamentarian spoke out categorically against it, and the famous coach said that the athletes should use every opportunity to meet the strongest opponents.

“Here is the number!

Having rolled into the USA for a pair of winter shoes, Tarasova brought with her the installation - to achieve public approval for the performance of Russian athletes without a flag and a country.

Imagine our athletes representing Russia renounce their flag, anthem and country in front of everyone.

You can not participate with the appearance of internees or surrendered.

And a performance under a white flag, even with rings, is a clear sign of defeat, ”Teryushkov wrote in his Telegram channel.

The well-known choreographer Ilya Averbukh stood up for the famous specialist.

He called Tarasova the pride and heritage of the country. 

“She has done a lot of things for Russia that we are proud of and will be proud of in the future.

Of course, the question of speaking in a neutral status is very difficult.

There is no definitive answer to it.

I see how much the state supports our athletes in this difficult time.

We all believe that injustice will end as soon as possible and our athletes will start performing on the international stage, ”Match TV quoted Averbukh as saying.

Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin also took the side of Tarasova.

He stated that he sees no point in commenting on the statements of people who "do nothing in this life" except criticize others.

“It would be interesting to hear the opinion of this person about Vic Wild and Victor Ahn, to whom the government gave Russian citizenship, and they won five gold medals in the Olympic Games for two,” Yagudin was quoted by Match TV.

Zagitova's attitude to criticism

Alina Zagitova spoke about her attitude to criticism.

According to the Olympic champion, she often encounters her and tries to treat her with humor.

Recently, the athlete has often been scolded for her public appearances, which lack expressiveness.

“I faced criticism at the age of 13, when I was just starting in sports.

You can get used to everything, but some statements, of course, offend me very much.

But I try to laugh at them, because laughter prolongs life, ”said the figure skater on the air of the Ak Bars Show.

According to her, despite the fact that some comments on social networks are extremely unpleasant, she tries not to block offenders, but does not respond to their unflattering remarks.

In addition, she even finds positive points in criticism and finds it motivating.

“Of course, this is the engine of the process.

Of course, without her, nowhere.

Also, Ak Bars has people who are dissatisfied with their games.

Due to the fact that they do not understand how and what the guys are doing there, ”said Zagitova.

Fortunately for Alina's fans, she does not stop sharing moments from everyday life on social networks, although this can provoke offensive remarks.

So, the other day the skater published a video from a workout in the gym.

“Summer has passed, but this is not a reason to run yourself,” wrote the athlete.