Sofia Fedchenko, coach of the Russian junior champion Alina Gorbacheva told Metaratings.ru how she tries to be like Eteri Tutberidze .
Gorbacheva scored 224.41 points in the sum of two programs and edged Muscovite Veronika Zhilina of Angela Plushenko Academy (218.79). At the Junior Championships of Russia, athletes Evgenia Plushenko-Zhilina and Sofia Titova jumped seven “ultra-si” for two, but did not win. After the competition, Plushenko said that many skaters from his academy were likely to compete for other countries due to biased refereeing in domestic competitions.
– In the speech of Evgeni Plushenko there was a reference to an “ultra-si” element in the free program of Alina at the Junior Championships of Russia. Did you calmly accept this attack in your speech?
“I didn’t take it as an attack on me. There were two similar situations. Practically similar. Plushenko himself in 2010 and Shcherbakova and Trusova at the last Olympics. From these situations you have to pull some kind conclusion and respect the existing rules.In the system that exists in modern figure skating.
In this regard, I always admire the coaching staff of Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze. It is the group that adapts to all the rules so that the athletes always win. To disagree with the judging system and think that four pitches of the cleanest ultra-c is better than a clean quad and a program with good skating and musicality – I disagree with that. The current system means that you have to have a balanced program: be able to turn well, skate and jump.
You make some pretty bold statements. Are you afraid of making an enemy in the form of Plushenko?
— My statements in the initial interview are more than polite and correct. And excerpts and excerpts on Sports.ru, as always, are taken out of context.
– Did you see the reaction of Plushenko’s headquarters to your words? What can you say about this?
– I saw it. I prefer tiaras, but the crown is also ok.
Metaratings.ru
Source : MatchTV
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