“Shcherbakova’s rivals in the nomination are very serious. Her entry into the final is a pleasant surprise.” – Betina Popova

Universiade winner, choreographer and coach Betina Popova in a conversation with , she called the release a pleasant surprise Anna Shcherbakova in the final vote of the ISU Skating Awards in the “Most Valuable Skater” category.

Earlier it became known that Shcherbakova was among the top three nominees for the Most Valuable Skater award at the Skating Awards. His opponents will be Nathan Chen and the dancing couple Gabriela Papadakis/Guillaume Sizeron.

– It’s hard to predict if Anya will be able to win. Her rivals in the nomination are very serious. The fact that she even reached the final in such a solid company is great and can be considered a pleasant surprise. Especially considering that just yesterday the ISU announced that it would not be hosting the Grand Prix in Russia. We see that the Russian figure skater reached the final of the vote and remained among the contenders for the prize. That’s very good news. Let’s hope he wins,” Popova told .