Honored Coach of Russia Nina Moser in a conversation with , she said that she was not sure that Russian pairs would not have equals at the World Figure Skating Championships.
The Japanese are the winners of the 2023 World Championship in sports pairs Riku Miura And Ryuichi Kihara , who scored a total of 222.16 points for two programs. The Americans came second. Alexa Knierim /brandon fraser (217.48), third place was taken by the Italian duo Sarah Conti /Nicolas Machii (208.08). All pairs made errors in the free skates.
The World Figure Skating Championships take place in Saitama, Japan from March 20-26.
– The couples who took the first four places at the World Championships made mistakes in the free programs. Does this speak of a crisis in world pair skating?
– Yes, everything is normal worldwide. Why inflate a story? Who doesn’t make mistakes? Everyone after the Olympic year is wrong. All the world championships after the Olympic season are always new athletes, new emotions, an opportunity to win. It is normal for people in such a situation to make mistakes. Also, acclimatization is always difficult in Japan.
And then, have you seen the calendar? Sports couples have a free program at 11 a.m., training at 7 a.m. What is pair skating? Thank you that no one was killed, as they say!
– Do you agree that if our couples came, they would have no equal?
– Why did you decide that our couples are of such a higher level? Guys who became world champions are worthy, with a full set of elements. Therefore, I disagree,” Moser told .
In March 2022, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian skaters from international competitions. On June 7, the suspension was extended for a year.
Source : MatchTV
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