Skater Aliyev after the Grand Prix final: “I’m happy that I managed to finish the end of the competition season in style”

Figure skater Dmitry Aliyev after finishing second in the Russian Grand Prix Final, he said he was happy to end the season on a high.

On Sunday, 2020 European champion Aliyev took second place in the Russian Grand Prix final, which took place March 4-5 in St Petersburg and was the last start of the season for Russian skaters. . In the sum of two programs, the skater scored 277.74 points. After the short program, Aliyev took 11th place.

– From dirt to kings. It’s great to have managed to show such a result today, to prove to myself that I’m not hopeless. It was a very difficult preparation, there were a lot of skates. Somewhere, I was on my last legs. I was encouraged by the arrival of our friends from Moscow. It supported me.

I am very happy to have been able to bring such a brilliant end to the end of the competition season and to show courage. It is important in our profession. I am happy.

I am surprised at the number of viewers this season, support for me. I just started noticing this season that I have a so-called support army that comes with me. This season I met a lot of guys, I keep in touch with them. They send gifts to the rink. Throughout the season, I noticed positive comments directed at me. There are also people who are negative. But I try not to let it stick to me. People are different, I have always put up with this situation.

Throughout the season, I enjoyed not only the starts, but also the very process of working on the ice, some new discoveries. While preparing for this tournament, I didn’t enjoy it. I received blows in the stomach, I had to face. And so, I enjoyed this season.

I didn’t think about today’s result. Deep in my soul, there was a hope that turned into reality. There were such returns to the Russian championship, from the 13th I became the first in the free program, and I became the second or third. Third, in my opinion. One place was not enough for me to go to the JWCH. I had questions: “What is it? How does it work in this sport? Now I ask myself: “How can I learn to skate a short program?” More moments like this .

I’ve had enough tournaments. I am grateful to our federation for having managed to organize the season in this way. Each tournament was rich, made of an idea, organized on a global level. Our federation has surpassed the major tournaments in terms of organization. For each tournament, there were bonuses in the form of money in good quantity, it is important. The St. Petersburg Federation supported the same. A deep reverence for the fact that we can exist as athletes, feel the public, the support of the federation. Thank you for making such a great season, – the correspondent reports Aliyev’s words.