“We worked hard and reached a new level” – figure skaters Shanaeva and Drozd

Skaters Elizaveta Shanaeva And Pavel Drozd after taking second place at the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, they said they worked hard and reached a new level.

On Sunday, Shanaeva and Drozd took second place in the pairs dance competition, scoring a total of 201.42 points. The winners were Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin (220.44), Sofya Tyutyunina/Matvey Grachev (178.04) third.

— Pavel Drozd (PD): We really enjoyed the performance and the atmosphere. Viewer support is worth a lot. We are happy to have managed to cross the symbolic bar of 120 points for the free dance. This step can be considered a plus.

— You have the third result in the country. Do you keep track of your competitors’ ratings?

— PD: I know a lot of people compare. You can check other people’s scores, but it all depends on the jury. It’s different at each stage. You have to look at the scores when couples get together.

— It turns out that competition by correspondence is important?

— PD: We are in elite sport and want to occupy the highest place. But clean skating is important to us, so that we ourselves are satisfied. We worked hard and reached a new level. We strive to become better.

Elizaveta Shanaeva: We are moving in the right direction. Let us add that we have taken a step forward,” correspondents quoted the skaters as saying.