Skaters Natalia Khabibullina And Ilya Kniajouk who participate in sports competitions in pairs, in an interview with , spoke about their attitude to the complexity of programs during the season.
Khabibullina and Knyazhuk took second place at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Omsk, scoring 221.67 points. The first place was won by Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov (232.98), bronze by Yulia Artemyeva and Alexey Bryukhanov (203.32).
— You are a couple with strong technical potential. Do you think it’s worth adding new, complex elements to programs as the season progresses?
— Khabibullina: It’s normal that it becomes more difficult, including as the season progresses. But again, it depends on what. Did we work on this out of season or not? At the moment, we are producing content that we confidently produce during training. Yes, we can get complicated. But does this make sense?
— Kniajouk: Any complication first requires stability. If during training you do not achieve nine successful attempts on any element out of ten, then, in our opinion, it is better to wait.
— Khabibullina: Thanks to a single element, the entire program can fly further. Typically, we will make a good jump, then we will make mistakes. It turns out that the meaning of the new element is lost.
—Kniajouk: We discuss all that with the coaches. Everything happens in contact with them,” the skaters told .
Source : MatchTV
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