Tatyana Tarasova, Honored Coach of the USSR in figure skating
“All our girls are smart. There were shortcomings, but all skated well. Anya Shcherbakova performed her program perfectly, Kamila Valieva managed to concentrate on her program and won first place. Let Sasha Trusova not be upset by the fourth place, the free program is ahead. It doesn’t matter that she fell off the axel, she needs to continue doing it, ”Tarasova told RBC Sport.
Tatyana Volosozhar, two-time Olympic champion in figure skating
“Anya Shcherbakova is smart. Gathered - and the rental turned out. There is a lot of pressure on all the girls because of the current situation. And Camila's mistake is the result of her experiences. In the free program, Camila and Sasha Trusova will definitely succeed. Our girls have very strong content and a strong technical component. Therefore, I keep my fingers crossed so that the triple in the free program is behind us, ”Volosozhar “Championship” conveys the words.
Valieva won the short program with an error. The main thing at the Olympics Olympics 2022 Alexei Yagudin, Olympic champion in 2002 in men's single skating
“Kamila Valieva had a step-out (error, but not a fall. - RBC) from the first jump, the rest was done very well. Very high levels. We are just glad that there was an opportunity to go on the ice and she coped, despite the enormous psychological pressure. The whole situation is emotionally devastating. The physical and psychological state are one. She is great, she has shown character and perseverance. She perfectly coped with the technical execution of the program, ”Yagudin told RBC Sport.
Dmitry Guberniev, sports commentator and showman
“There was a small blot on the axel, but I want to say that she just pulled everything out with her teeth. And under such pressure and stress. Well done and Shcherbakova! I am very worried about Trusova. There are minimal, so you need to skate a free program to prove that they are the best in the world and win the competition. But it really pisses me off that Valieva has already proven something to someone. Only the first stage has been passed, ”Guberniev told Sport-Express.
Yagudin praised Valieva's character after skating in the midst of the 2022 Olympics doping scandal Alexander Zhukov, former president of Olympic Russia
“I really liked the performance of our girls. Despite everything, Camila did a good job overall. Of course, Camila is worried, in such a situation it is difficult to pull herself together. But she’s done well, she still got together and performed great. In sports, you can’t think of anything, today the biathletes convinced me of this. Anything can happen in sports, but I think that our skaters have a good start in order to win all the medals, ”Zhukov told RBC Sport.
Inna Goncharenko, Honored Figure Skating Coach of Russia
“I am impressed by the short program, everything is very nervous - you can say, I just exhaled and came to my senses. The girls are great, they have very good scores before the free program. Almost every one of our girls has a chance to compete for the first place. Camila - well done! They must have cried with her. You can see how difficult it is for her, such a psychological burden ... She made a small mistake on the axel, but did not fall, and then everything was fine, ”TASS quotes Goncharenko.
The champion of the Games criticized Medvedev and Zagitova for the lack of masks 2022 Olympics Renat Laishev, President of the Sambo-70 Sports and Education Center (Eteri Tutberidze's group trains there)
“I would like to congratulate our girls and the whole country on such a success. Well done girls, real fighters and patriots of their cause. As befits a member of the national team, the manifestation of the highest qualities. And there was a heavy atmosphere around, the situation, but they managed. Valieva performed well. The most important thing is the struggle of nerves, more or less evenly prepared people come out, whoever has stronger nerves wins, ”Laishev told Match TV.
Irina Viner-Usmanova, President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation
“Valiyeva will go down in history as the youngest, most beautiful and most talented figure skater of this planet, the greatest. She is a brilliant and unique athlete, after such stress she was able to prove to everyone that she is the best. My congratulations, Anya Shcherbakova is beautiful. She also performed excellently. There was a lot of pressure on them because of this situation, but they were able to show everyone their high level, bravo, ”Wiener told RBC Sport.
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