Bestemyanova: “Trusova is starting to get in shape”

Down-the-line.com / Figure Skating. Olympic ice dance champion, former Russian figure skater Natalia Bestemyanova assessed the women’s performance at the Russian Grand Prix in Samara. Sofya Samodelkina became the winner of the competition, and Olympic Games silver medalist Alexandra Trusova took second place.

“Sofya skated very well, I’m very happy for her. Of course there were two very difficult things in her program – she didn’t twist the quadruple axel and she could make a better sheepskin coat. But she is gaining in shape and will grow again – this is just the beginning for her.Today she is the best in almost everything.

Betina Popova praised Trusova’s performance in Samara

Trusova begins to shape up and becomes like herself. There is concrete progress, but she still needs time to recover. She lacks lightness when jumping – she jumps well in training, but it’s difficult at the box office. We will take care of her, but I think she is better,” Sport24 Bestemyanova quotes.