The final of the Russian Grand Prix took place on March 5 in St. Petersburg. The victory was won by Adelia Petrosyan, the second place was taken by Kamila Valieva, and the third was Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. What are the main results of the tournament according to experts – in the selection of “RBC Sport”
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Irina Rodnina, three-time Olympic champion in pair skating and State Duma deputy
“Adelia Petrosyan, well done, congratulations. I can’t probably say that she is the strongest figure skater in the world, because today the situation is such that all the strongest cannot gather to compare. As for Kamila Valieva, the next season after the Olympics is always very difficult. Well, probably, the absence of some higher benchmarks could prevent her from winning, because preparing for the Russian Championship or preparing for the World Championship are somewhat different situations, ”Rodnina told RBC Sport.
Tatyana Tarasova, Honored Coach of the USSR
“Pairs skated amazingly. Mishina and Gallyamov skated amazingly in the free program, and Boikova and Kozlovsky won the short program amazingly. I haven’t seen pair skating like this for a long time. It is impossible to ride better than Gallyamov skated, ”Tarasova said in an interview with RBC Sport.
Alexander Zhulin, two-time Olympic medalist
“I saw the performance of Petrosyan, she won absolutely on the case. The rest could not cleanly skate their skates. Of course, Petrosyan deserved her points for first place in the short program. She skates perfectly, performed wonderful elements, ” leads words by Zhulin Metaratings.ru.
Alexander Lakernik, Honorary President of the International Skating Union (ISU)
“Adelia is a wonderful athlete, but I can’t say that the winner of the Grand Prix final is the best athlete even in our country. There is a championship, there is one result, here another result. Camila made some mistakes in the short program, went to the maximum. If I had not gone to the maximum, then the result would have been greater. But on the other hand, I understand that it is necessary to set tasks, especially in training she did it. Very good competitions, everyone who was at the top performed very well, ”Lakernik told RBC Sport
Dmitry Guberniev, sportscaster and journalist
“It is difficult to say whether Petrosyan can be called the future of Russian figure skating. She is a great girl, she won a great victory, I congratulate her on this victory, but, unfortunately, she suffers like many Russian athletes without the opportunity to compete at international competitions. That she would be the best in the world is without any doubt. But for this you need to return to the international arena. Camila has endured a lot over the past year. Now the season is over, it’s time for her to rest a bit and take a breath to come back stronger. In women’s singles, the age is still quite short, but Liza Tuktamysheva refutes all this. It is difficult to argue whether the refereeing is fair in relation to Tuktamysheva, but the fact that she is in the top is completely obvious. I love her very much, she is gorgeous, ”Guberniev told RBC Sport.
