“It was necessary to make sure that there were no phrases” where did you go, old man “- Yagudin about the show program tournament

Russian figure skater, Olympic champion Alexei Yagudine told he was motivated to compete in the show’s program tournament.

Yagudin won the tournament, which was held on March 18 in Moscow.

– Victory was irrelevant, from the word “completely”. I didn’t care what position I took. The most important thing was to skip the sheepskin coat. It was necessary to make sure that it was not, conditionally, a disgrace, so that there were no phrases: “I would have sat further commenting”, “Where did you go, old man” . And I’m glad it worked. The old horse does not spoil the furrow. The main thing was to skip the sheepskin coat, this is my main task. The rest worked as it happened.

– The psychology of the decision itself is interesting. You proved everything to everyone a long time ago, why prove anything again?

– For myself. I only competed with my triple toe and never turned down a wide variety of events. I like to participate in the theater, in the cinema, where there is adrenaline. This tournament is one of them, the adrenaline.

– Ilya Averbukh said that preparation for the tournament was difficult …

– Change of music, ideas. He was tasked with making the work deeply creative, and I had to skip a sheepskin coat. Well, to be tasty and worthy. Everything worked.

Was it difficult to prepare? Do old wounds remind you?

– It hurts to jump, it’s hard to ride, it’s impossible to train without painkillers, sleepless nights. It was like twenty years ago. It’s like in sports…

The tournament organizers said the winner will receive a certain amount of money. Have you already received? What are you planning to spend on?

No, I haven’t received anything yet. I didn’t ask this question, in the first place I had a sheepskin coat, as incomprehensible and ridiculous as it may seem,” Yagudin told .

At the tournament, which Yagudin won on his 43rd birthday, he received the highest possible score from the judges for his performance. Earlier, the organizers announced that the winner will receive 5 million rubles.