“Akatyeva is a well-deserved champion of Russia, but I can’t get rid of the idea that I saw her” – Zhurankov

Olympic figure skating champion Ekaterina Bobrova and commentator Andrey Zhurankov in the podcast “Skate” at the “Championship” talked about the performance Sofia Akatieva in the Russian championship.

Akatieva became the winner of the tournament.

– In the first three, everything is absolutely objective. Akatieva is a well-deserved Russian champion, but I can’t help but think I’ve seen it. When she jumps the triple axel, I see Alena Kostornaya in that triple axel. When he makes a path and swings his arms, I sometimes see Anna Shcherbakova there, sometimes Maya Khromykh. I mean, there is a certain developed style and unconditional skill level of the Eteri Tutberidze band. Very high level. What in this group is considered average, in others they are drawn to it as high. Therefore, they win. But in Kostornaya, her character, courage, somewhere bitchy, her own opinion manifested, Shcherbakova had her own face, gentle, witty, and Valieva was so talented and worked so hard that she could not be confused with anyone …Here is the middle level, and there are those peaks that I just mentioned. For me, Akatieva is a well-deserved Russian champion, but I’ve seen her before. And Sonya has not yet seen his face, his charisma, – quotes the words of Zhurankov “Championship”.

“There is a feeling that the styles are repeating themselves, but the fact is that the girls of the new generation must also find their own face,” Bobrova added.

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