Sokolovskaya spoke about when skater Samarin could end his career

Coach Svetlana Sokolovskaya spoke about when the Russian figure skater Alexander Samarin could end his sporting career.

Samarin has been training at CSKA under Sokolovskaya since March 2014.

– I was told he would never jump a quadruple, but I saw his diligence. I thought, well, it’s going to blow or not, but you can try. Probably, this is my first athlete in whom I started to believe like this. I thought I could try with one that no one believes in. Well, if it works – wow, it doesn’t – at least I gave it and myself a chance. We had a one in two chance.

There was a moment when he could finish. He came to me and said: “Svetlana Vladimirovna, I can’t, it doesn’t work, I’m tired.” I answer: “OK, but know only one thing, if you want to try somewhere else, try it. Don’t be afraid to offend me. You have a life in sport and you have to try it. A week later, he comes to see me with a bouquet of flowers and champagne. I was already seized with a fever, because I realized that he hadn’t finished. He hugs me and I’m already crying, not knowing what he’s going to tell me. He says: “I thought for a very long time. I will never leave you anywhere – let’s try again,” Sokolovskaya said in an episode of the documentary series One-on-One in PREMIER online cinema.

Samarin, 25, is the European Championship silver medalist (2019) in individual skating, as well as the World Championship team bronze medalist (2019).

Source : MatchTV

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