Vladimir Afanasiev
Daniel intends to continue cooperation.
Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl One of the most talented single skaters in the world. He began to attract attention even in juniors, performing the most difficult quadruple loop. Grassl’s best season so far is considered to be the last one: the silver of the European Championship, the first adult Grand Prix podium in his career and the fourth Italian title in a row.
It seemed that after the departure of Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen, Daniel would finally be able to gain a foothold in the world top. However, in the offseason, the Italian unexpectedly left his longtime coach. Lorenzo Magri. An attempt to get out of the comfort zone did not justify itself: the skater performed with varying success, once he almost got injured and miraculously reached the Grand Prix finals, where he became the last.
At the Warsaw Cup, Grassl and Magri embraced warmly – adding to this fact Lorenzo’s congratulations on social networks after Daniel’s victory in Sheffield, the fans believed in the soon return of the skater to his native rink. However, Grassl was already preparing for the European Championship in Moscow.
For the decision to join the group Eteri Tutberidze Daniel is criticized even by his most loyal fans, after a short program in Espoo Grassl said the following: “It was very difficult to go on the ice today because I received so many angry messages. I tried to disconnect from it, not to watch anything, because for me it is painful. I will continue to work even harder to find additional motivation.”
Despite the hatred, Daniel repeated several times that he shared sports and politics, expressed confidence that Tutberidze was not involved in the Valieva case and noted that he planned to continue cooperation with the Russian specialist. And then the President of the Italian Ice Sports Federation took the floor Andrea Gioswhich Grassl’s choice supported.
“He has a four-year commitment and wants to prepare as best he can. From a technical standpoint, this is a great choice.
We have not found any documents showing that Mrs. Eteri Tutberidze supports the fighting. Valieva’s case? There are suspects. But gentlemen, how many suspects do we have in each area? Suspect does not mean guilty.
At the European Championships, after the short program, Daniel is eighth, 7 points behind the bronze position. And there is a possibility that today the Italian will take his medal – a year ago, Grassl lost about the same amount, but in the end he took silver.
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