Group choreographer Eteri Tutberidze Alexei Zheleznyakov in a conversation with said that the champion of Russia Sofia Akatieva can be called a universal skater.
Akatieva won the Russian championship in Krasnoyarsk last season. In June, the 15-year-old figure skater suffered a stress fracture in her foot.
– Can Akatieva be called a universal figure skater?
– Yes. In general, all the girls here can dance a lot of things on the floor, a lot of different things and styles. That’s not the point here, you have to wonder if it’s possible on the ice. Must try this. This can only be known when Daniel [Глейхенгауз] get out there on the ice and start putting together some kind of fun, dynamic program. Only then can you understand whether the athlete is doing well or not.
I think Sofia Akatieva will quite cope with such a question. She is a coordinated and danced girl, she can move in any style. In terms of fitness, now she needs to get in shape, Zheleznyakov told .
Source : MatchTV

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