Skaters Ekaterina Chikmareva And Matvei Yanchenkov said they appreciated the composition of the participants at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Kazan.
On Saturday, Chikmareva and Yanchenkov became second in the short program of the pairs competition at the playoff stage in Kazan. The Olympic champions of the Anastasia Mishina/Alexander Gallyamov team are in the lead, Elizaveta Osokina and Artem Gritsaenko are in third place.
– The emotions are incredible. We are happy to compete for the first start of the season. Very nice crowd in Kazan, nice ice cream. “We had the task of getting into the top three,” reports the correspondent of , according to Yanchenkov’s words.
“We weren’t any more worried than usual.” Standard adrenaline,” Chikmareva noted.
— Has Katya grown physically? “I didn’t notice that she grew up at all,” Yanchenkov admitted.
— How do you find the competition at this stage?
— Good composition, I like it, there is competition. We know who is competing with us, just look at our performance,” Yanchenkov said.
“The main thing is to do your job and not look at your competitors,” reports the correspondent in Chikmareva’s words.
The duo will present their free programs on Sunday.
Source : MatchTV
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