Galperin: “We can compare scores, but in terms of intensity of passion, international competitions are on another level”

olympic medalist Gleb Galperin said that Russian athletes could win 2-3 medals in diving at the World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, but you should bear in mind that Russian competitions and international departures differ in the intensity of passions.

Russian divers missed the world championship in Fukuoka. They are suspended from international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine.

– I watched this World Cup, I liked it. I can say that our team could take two or three medals. Basically, this applies to men’s competitions, but girls could also compete on the springboard. There are vantage points where the Chinese are unconditionally in the lead, but on a ten-meter tower they were something completely different.

As for our team, it’s hard for anyone to find the motivation now, but in general I wouldn’t say we’re dropping anywhere in terms of level over these two years. Liza Kuzina on ski jumping could compete, although she has little international experience. It’s a shame for Ruslan Ternovoy that the guy can’t play the biggest starts for a year,” Galperin told .

– What do you think of comparing the results of the World Championship with the Russian tournaments?

-Points, of course, can be compared, but you have to keep in mind that in terms of intensity of passions, this is a completely different level of competition. It’s a completely different story. We all know perfectly well that even an Olympic champion may not make it to the final – 72 people jump in the preliminary part, the difference between one jump is one hour. By remembering yourself waiting for this time before going to the tower, you can forget what you have been doing for the past five years.

— Does the arbitrage factor also affect?

– I will not talk about our refereeing, after all, we are not selected anywhere now. For some reason, at the World Championships, the Chinese were pulled in the types where they did not need to be pulled, and the Chinese famously jumped, sometimes they did not put “tens “. There were some negative moments, especially on the men’s 10m platform, the Chinese had low complexity and poor quality jumps, but in the end they won silver and bronze I think that a Briton should have been on the podium.