Figure skater Pierre Gumennik admitted in an interview with “” that he tried for the status of winner of the Russian championship even after the victorious short program.
Gumennik took second place at the Russian Championship in Krasnoyarsk. The first was Evgeny Semenenko (295.07). Gumennik scored the same number of points (295.07), but took second place, as he scored lower for the free program: 190.60 points compared to 195.92 points for Semenenko.
Gumennik won the short program with a 4.5 point lead over Semenenko.
– Have you ever realized that you have become a medalist of the Russian Championship?
– Well, yes, I even thought about it in advance, even after a short I tried on such a status. So everything is fine.
Do you now feel like a Russian figure skating star?
– Probably not yet. In fact, I still can’t believe I’m a winner. Because I immediately remember how in 2010 I watched the Russian championship on TV. And there were all the masters, Plushenko … And now he himself took second place in this tournament.
– Your staff on social media were probably inundated with congratulations after that?
– Yes. But today I even managed to answer everyone. Between the awards ceremony and the gala show.
Since 2017, Goumennik has been training with Veronika Daineko at the Tamara Moskvina figure skating sports club.
Source : MatchTV
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