“The goose is an extremely charismatic athlete. He has beautiful hands, meaningful movements, deep musicality is felt ”- Judge Chepurova

Coach, judge of regional competitions, producer Olga Chepurova, in an interview with a correspondent, appreciated the performance of the figure skater Pierre Gumennik at the Sochi Grand Prix.

In the second leg of the Russian Grand Prix in singles, Gumennik closed the top three. Beijing Olympic champion in the team competition Mark Kondratyuk became the winner, second place was taken by Alexei Erokhov.

— Goose has a unique technical set. He has some pretty confident “older” quads in his arsenal. In the short, Peter demonstrated a quadruple loop – an expensive and rather rare jump. Let’s remember how the legendary Yuzuru Hanyu fought for him! In the free skate, however, a quadruple lutz was successful with a quarter underrotation. In both salchows, the judges saw underrotations up to half a turn. In general, it should be noted that the Goose sometimes allows under-rotation. Jumping seems unreliable at times. There is a feeling that there is an element of spontaneity in the performance. And again, a combination of factors comes into play.

Peter is definitely an extremely charismatic athlete. He has beautiful hands, meaningful movements, a deep musicality is felt. People of this intellectual-creative type are often emotionally vulnerable, which affects the demonstration of their skills in conditions of increased adrenaline levels. The skater is included in the program and it is difficult for him to keep his focus on the technique. Figure skating is difficult because you constantly have to be in multitasking mode. And the program clearly shows how a person is capable of this.

In general, Gumennik initially had a very good technical base, since he began his career in the group of Alexei Mishin. However, this does not detract from the merits of Veronika Daineko, with whom he jumped quads and reached the adult level.

There is a feeling that Gumennik needs more competitive experience. Yet at the Velvet Seasons, for the first time, he presented his free program to the public in startup mode,” Chepurova said.