“Maybe it was purely emotionally difficult for her” – Gerboldt on Gubanova’s performance at the World Championships

Bronze medalist of the Russian Figure Skating Championship Catherine Gerboldt told that Anastasia Goubanova representing the Georgian national team, it was emotionally difficult at the World Cup.

japanese friday Kaori Sakamoto became the world champion, scoring a total of 224.61 points for two programs. The second place was taken by the representative of South Korea Hae In Lee (220.94), the third – Luna Hendrix of Belgium (210.42). Current European champion Gubanova (184.92) took 14th place.

– Sakamoto had competitors, you can always make mistakes, there are competitors, there have been and there will be, but his victory was expected.

– Why did Gubanova perform so poorly?

– Maybe, purely emotionally, it was difficult for her, I don’t know how she was ready. It’s a sport, sometimes something goes wrong for someone. Not everyone morally resists this pressure, Gerboldt told .

The World Figure Skating Championship takes place in Saitama, Japan from March 20-26.

Russian athletes do not participate in competitions by decision of the International Skating Union (ISU).