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Katsalapov: To defeat the French, you have to roll backhand

Russia (bbabo.net), - Russian figure skater Nikita Katsalapov, performing in a duet with Victoria Sinitsina, commented on the rhythm dance performance, which resulted in the Russians taking second place.

- They performed very cool, very clean, very easy, very emotional, - Katsalapov told reporters. - One hundred percent the best performance of the season.

- In the team tournament, we got not the highest scores due to mistakes. But I can say that we are perfectly prepared, - added the athlete. - Then not everything worked out, but we had five days to train, to tune in. Everything went on as usual. And today the short program went very well.

Nikita also told what our couple needs to impose a fight on the leaders after the first day of the competition, the French Gabrielle Papadakis - Guillaume Sizeron. The Russians are 1.98 points behind their rivals.

- It is necessary to skate cleanly, backhand. The Olympic Games are a rental of free dance. Everything is simple. You need to ride hard, - Katsalapov emphasized.

Katsalapov: To defeat the French, you have to roll backhand