Figure skater Katarina Gerboldt summed up the results of the women's singles competition in the Russian Cup final. The entire pedestal was occupied by students from the group of Eteri Tutberidze - according to Gerboldt, this should not be surprising, since everyone is waiting for medals from the wards of the famous specialist.

“Definitely, Tutberidze's students are one of the strongest girls in the country. And everyone is always waiting for them to claim medals. Everyone knows that she has strong children, ”said Gerboldt.

The athlete also spoke about the students of the Evgeni Plushenko Academy, who remained outside the top three. According to Herboldt, they are also strong skaters, but Plushenko himself and his team still need to gain experience. She expressed confidence that over time, the wards of the two-time Olympic champion will fight on equal terms with the strongest.

“Of course, you should expect success from Plushenko's students, because he also has strong girls. He and his coaching staff are still gaining experience, but Eteri Georgievna still has a more formed team, they have already shown their system that works.

Zhenya has a promising team as a whole. I think that they will adapt a little, get used to it, change something in their system, and this will be one of the competitive teams not only for Eteri Georgievna, but for everyone, ”concluded Gerboldt.

Sofia Akatieva became the winner of the competition, Adelia Petrosyan took the second place, Alisa Dvoeglazova closed the top three. Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Titova from Plushenko's group finished fourth and eighth respectively.

Earlier, the International Skating Union (ISU) spoke about the fate of Russian skaters against the background of the cancellation of several major competitions in other sports and the restriction of the participation of Russian athletes.

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