“I’m not tired of comparisons with Trusova.” The champion figure skater conquered Moscow with her quad lutz and is preparing a new powerful jump – Sport24.ru – online sports news in Russia and the world

13 year old Alena Prineva confidently won the last, sixth stage of the Russian Junior Grand Prix in women’s single skating. Tatyana Moiseeva’s student performed two quadruple lutzes and scored 216 points.

Immediately after the award ceremony, Alena spoke with Sport24 correspondent Konstantin Lesik and talked about the victory in Moscow, strengthening the content, comparisons with Alexandra Trusova and the ideal weekend.

“I’m very glad that I was able to skate the program with maximum content. I skated the short program cleanly, but on the flip I got an exclamation mark (unclear edge. – Sport24). And they put the third level on the chinyan (rotation – Sport24). In general, it wasn’t enough to beat my rival (Agatha Petrova – Sport24) and be in the lead. I also had level four for the step track. This is an achievement! I’m glad.

In the free program, I did two quadruple lutzes – in cascades with a toe loop and double axels, but I didn’t get a triple salchow, ha ha! But it’s only triple, so it’s okay, I didn’t lose a lot of points. Basically, this was my maximum. So I’m happy! – Alena begins.

— When you finished the program, did you understand that this was already a gold medal?
“I didn’t think about it too much.” My thoughts were simply: “Hurray! I’ve arrived!” At the end of the program I’m just thirsty. That’s what I’m thinking about. (Laughs).

— And you also qualified for the Channel One Cup among juniors.
— The fact that I qualified is the only thing I know about this tournament so far. I can’t imagine what will happen there. But it’s very interesting. I will work to please the audience with my performances.

— How to learn to do such a cool quadruple lutz as yours?
– Train a lot! Persist, never give up. After all, not everything works out at once.

— Do you plan to jump any other quads?
— We are working on a quadruple flip. There have already been departures.

— How did you become a figure skater?
— My brother played hockey. One day we came to the skating rink, and there, at the same time, figure skating classes were going on. So that I wouldn’t sit and wait just like that, my mother took me to the skating rink. Then I studied and practiced and ended up with my current trainer. (Ekaterina Moiseeva. – Sport24) after watching. And here I am!

– Do you remember yourself as a child?
— Like many people, I ate ice, haha. Perhaps I was thirsty. Or perhaps I simply had nothing to do. But for young children this is a standard situation. Of course, the coach scolded me. She said I shouldn’t eat ice and that I would get sick.

— You are often compared to Sasha Trusova, both by fans and journalists. Don’t you get bored?
— I don’t really focus on this. I guess I’m not tired of these comparisons. Let them compare! I wouldn’t say that I see such messages very often. In general, people always write good, kind comments about me. There was nothing wrong.

— What does your ideal day off look like?
– Sleep, lie down, do nothing! You wake up, lie down, are in no hurry, there is no specific schedule or daily routine. You do what you want. If you want, you go outside, if you want, you sleep until lunchtime. The best day off is spontaneous, without a plan.

– Do you have any hobbies?
— I really like to draw. I draw people, animals, fruits. I really enjoy this process!

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