Reincarnation of Valieva

Kamila Valieva starred in the video of the singer Natalia Podolskaya.

At the beginning of last week, the artist said that she recorded a new song when the Ice Age project was underway, and it was the TV show that inspired her for the idea for the future video.

“I was very imbued with the life of our athletes, our champions, who have now been deprived of the purpose of life - the Olympics, the flag, medals.

Who are accused of doping, and then canceled these charges.

Next Sunday we are shooting a video for this song, where Kamila Valieva agreed to take part.

She will play the lead role.

The skating rink will, of course, be a film set, ”Podolskaya said on the air of Russian Radio.

And on Sunday, Valieva, in confirmation of these words, posted a backstage from the shooting on her social networks.

At the same time, for Camila, this experience is not new.

Last year, the figure skater played a major role in the video for the song "Power of Attraction" by singer Vanya Dmitrienko.

Meanwhile, the doping history of the athlete continues to develop.

RUSADA and WADA received the full text of the decision of the disciplinary committee, in which Kamila was found not guilty of an anti-doping rule violation and stripped of the gold medal of the 2022 Russian Championship.

Earlier, both organizations announced the possibility of challenging the verdict.

The skater herself maintains a positive attitude.

She recovered from the consequences of the illness, due to which she missed the Channel One Cup, and has already started training.

This season, she is also waiting for the final of the Russian Grand Prix and the show programs tournament.

And in the future, Valieva hopes to take part in the Olympics, perhaps even more than once.

“The brightest impression from the sport?

Olympic Games.

They are always the brightest in the life of any athlete.

I had two emotions there - incredible joy and 10 days later sadness and sadness.

What's next?

And then another Olympics, and another, ”said the skater in an interview.

Trusova master class

Alexandra Trusova, meanwhile, for the first time commented on the likely receipt of the gold medal of the national championship after the decision of DAK RUSADA.

“The title of champion of Russia is my first adult title.

Of course, I am pleased that there will be a title, but, again, everything is not known to the end, it is too early to discuss this, ”said the skater.

In addition, last week Alexandra fulfilled her promise and held a master class for children in Krasnoyarsk.

As you know, a meeting with young skaters was planned back in December during the Russian Championship, but then the athlete fell down with a high temperature and was forced to cancel the event.

But she promised that she would return as soon as the opportunity presented itself.

“I promised to conduct this master class.

I know the kids are waiting.

Arrived in Krasnoyarsk one day, in the evening I will fly back.

Yes, it's hard, because the flight is long enough, but, again, I promised.

I am very interested in doing this master class.

I look forward to a good mood today.

I am sure that there will be cheerful charged athletes.

I will try to help them with something, give some advice, take pictures, ”Alexandra shared upon arrival.

Several dozen pupils of the Krasnoyarsk figure skating schools gathered for a lesson with the vice-champion of the Beijing Olympics.

She worked with them on various elements of figure skating, including her signature cantilever.

Upon graduation, Trusova admitted that she was considering coaching at the end of her career, as she likes to help other athletes.

“I am considering all options.

I love to train.

I skated with amateurs who just want to ride with me, and with those who want to achieve something in sports.

Of course, it is very interesting with guys who want to play sports.

I really like that some specific tips help them, ”the Match TV figure skater quotes.

Kostomarov's fortune

In January, all figure skating fans with bated breath followed the news from the hospital in Kommunarka, where Roman Kostomarov was hospitalized with severe pneumonia.

For a long time, the athlete was in a state of artificial coma, connected to an apparatus for artificial oxygen saturation of the blood.

His condition was assessed as extremely serious.

Even close relatives were not allowed to see the Olympic champion, and doctors informed his wife Oksana Domnina daily about his condition. 

Last week, the first encouraging news began to come - the athlete was disconnected from ECMO, he came to his senses and began to communicate with relatives.

Then the media reported that the Olympic champion's body temperature returned to normal, and thanks to this, the heart rhythm, the violation of which had previously caused concern among doctors, evened out.

Earlier there was information about the need for heart surgery.

Now there is hope to do without it.

At the same time, experts do not hide the fact that Roman is in for a difficult recovery process. 

Fears for Kaganovskaya and Angelopol

Anzhelika Krylova, coach of the dance duet Vasilisa Kaganovskaya - Valery Angelopol, spoke about her fears of the development of star disease in her pupils.

In her opinion, in social networks, figure skating fans praise them too much, and this can lead to the fact that athletes lose touch with reality.

“Sometimes it’s really bad.

I want to write directly to the fans' chat: finish.

I want to close it all, it's too much.

How to fight?

Hard.

We are fighting.

It's good that they are listening.

Sometimes it’s really very difficult, ”said the specialist on the Podcast.Lab air.

In addition, she noted that in her work she pays attention not only to figure skating, but also to the education of the human qualities of her wards.

At the same time, comparing the work of a coach in the United States, where she lived for 24 years, and in Russia, Krylova admitted that she needed a slightly tougher approach with domestic athletes.

“It's different here.

But the system itself, the training - just as I trained the Americans, so I prepare the Russians.

Maybe a little tougher.

Not because it is possible here, but because they need it, because they are so accustomed to it, they are so brought up.

Since childhood, coaches have been preparing them in such a system - a little increased tone, a little more rigidity, parents demand the same.

Therefore, they need it, ”the specialist explained.

Medvedeva's reasoning

Evgenia Medvedeva also spoke about the difference in thinking in Russia and in the West.

She recalled that the approaches of coaching schools have always been different, and although there is less rigidity in work abroad, there are problems there.

“There have been a lot of scandalous situations regarding male trainers and masseurs in gymnastics - you can see it on the Internet.

There is certainly a difference in the approach to our own results, but at the same time you can notice more often (situations. - RT ), for example, like at the Tokyo Olympics, when Simone Biles lost her nerve.

And a person can openly say: “I’m uncomfortable, I feel bad, I decided not to compete, because like this,” said the two-time champion, two-time world champion.

She stressed that for the Russians, this act of an American woman looked somewhat strange, and the entire Western world supported the gymnast.

This, according to Medvedeva, is the difference in mentalities: foreigners first of all take care of their mental and physical health.

“For us, the results come to the fore, that is, even if we lose our nerves, we still go to the competition, whether it will work out or not.

We have no other option in general, in principle, in our heads, ”said Evgenia.

Attacks on Grassl

Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl, as you know, came to Moscow before the European Championships 2023 to train under the guidance of Eteri Tutberidze.

He explained this by the need to regain motivation after the Olympics.

According to the athlete, the preparation for the Games was extremely difficult for him psychologically, and he felt that something needed to be changed.

But the athlete was not ready for the fact that an incredible stream of hate in social networks would fall upon him for coming to Russia.

“It hurts me a lot to hear all this, but I’m still glad that I made this decision.

I feel like I'm getting stronger, more mature.

I am glad that today I found the strength to fight - and the road to the Olympics is long, I try to think about it all the time.

I'm already thinking about the new season.

Yes, there is still a world championship and a team World Cup ahead, but my path is a long distance, I look to the future, ”Sports.ru quotes the athlete after the free program at Euro 2023.

He admitted that he had not yet decided whether he would return to training at Khrustalny, but admitted that in a short three weeks of work in Moscow he noticed positive changes in his skating.

“We tried to work on both jumping and sliding technique, but there was not enough time.

I believe that if I can train more there, I will improve in all aspects of my skating.

Daniil Gleikhengauz helps me a lot with skating, but in general, the entire headquarters of Khrustalny works with me, they are always together in my training, everyone helps, prompts and corrects something, ”Grassl noted.

Maurice Kvitelashvili, who, on the contrary, moved to Italy this season to live with former Grassle coach Lorenzo Magri from the Russian capital, also found himself at a crossroads.

At the European Championships, he took only 16th place, and, according to him, he could not get involved in the season and feel confident in the competition.

“I returned to Moscow before the New Year.

We tried to prepare for the European Championship in Moscow.

I don’t know yet whether I will go to Italy again, everything is in question.

In Italy, not quite at ease?

Of course, everything is completely different.

But I am very grateful to the coaches, they paid me a lot of attention, thank you for working with me, trying to cheer me up.

Whether I will continue to train at Khrustalny, I don’t know yet, ”said the 27-year-old skater.

Support from GRM

Recently, it is not often possible to hear support from foreign athletes for Russian colleagues.

The more valuable each such statement.

Thus, the figure skater from Slovenia, Dasha Grm, spoke about the injustice of being suspended from competitions for political reasons.

“If I were Russian and just figure skating, I would also ask questions.

I can't stop it, I didn't start it.

So if you want my opinion, it’s unfair, ”Sport-Express quotes the athlete.

At the same time, the skater noted that the European Championship in the absence of the main favorites has become even more interesting, since now there is intrigue in the final distribution of medals.

“Before, we knew everything in advance, the difference was huge,” Dasha emphasized.

The Slovenian also stated that the doping case of Kamila Valieva did not affect her attitude towards other Russian skaters.

According to the HRM, it is not necessary to draw conclusions about the whole team from one case, in which, moreover, not everything is completely clear.

“I can’t say that I have lost confidence.

Of course, a very complex topic.

I read articles in English and, frankly, I did not fully understand whether she was guilty, who was guilty, and so on.

That is, I am not in the circle of people who are well versed in the situation, ”said Grm.

She noted that she was surprised by the ability of Russian skaters to work, but it is hardly worth explaining it with prohibited methods, since skaters who have won many tournaments have always passed doping control without problems.

“You can’t extrapolate this case to everyone.

I believe most of them are pure.

Well, because they need to be clean if they want to compete in the big races!

There are doping tests all the time.

I won’t say here: “Well, that’s it, now I know why they won!”

— said 31-year-old Slovenian.