Olympic champion in figure skating Alina Zagitova said that she could not fully rejoice at the victory in Pyeongchang because of the talk that she took the medal from someone. The words of the athlete leads the portal "Championship".

“When they announced in the arena that I was the new Olympic champion, I did not believe it. She was in a vague state of euphoria, but with a share of understanding that she had won. Of course, there was also such a story that I took a medal from someone there, because of this I could not fully rejoice. I had mixed feelings, I don’t know what emotions overpowered me. Everything was absolutely there," Zagitova said.

Zagitova in Pyeongchang won the short program with a world record, ahead of Evgenia Medvedeva by 1.31 points. For arbitrary skates, the skaters received the same points. Zagitova won the Olympics at the age of 15, her first season at the senior level. Medvedeva at that time was already a two-time world and European champion.

Zagitova and Medvedeva skated demonstration numbers at the Russian Championship Figure Skating “Thanks to the work done, I managed to win the short program. I did not think about any records, everything is decided by the judges. Our business is to roll programs, to do everything cleanly, to show the maximum. And the judges will decide what rating you deserve. When I took first place in the short, I had hope that I could become an Olympic champion. But I tried not to think about it. Just a thought flashed by, and that’s it, ”said Zagitova.

Zagitova and Medvedeva are also silver medalists of the 2018 Games in team competition.

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