“We were really zen with Sonechka” – Gorelkin about his duet with Leontyeva on the stage of the Samara Grand Prix

Figure skater Daniel Gorelkin performing ice dancing in tandem with Sofia Leontieva said that at the Russian Grand Prix in Samara, their couple experienced unity and “caught zen”.

Leontyeva and Gorelkin took third place in the pairs dance competition with a score of 190.39 points. Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva and Yegor Bazin won the competition (208.99), Irina Khavronina and David Narizhny took silver (201.16),

— I would say that we had a real zen today with Sonechka. We were one unit, we maintained that attitude throughout the program. It was important for us to show the work we had done previously. We are very happy to be on the podium again and that the judges evaluated us the way they did,” said Gorelkin.

— We received satisfaction, but that does not mean that it was pleasure. We drove very calmly. First of all, our inner feelings are important to us. The main thing is that we have fun, and the points are secondary. Today, ratings are no longer so important for us, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Leontieva’s words.