“Valieva still has a few mistakes, even if she performs her free program more easily than at the Kazan Grand Prix” – Herboldt

Bronze medalist at the 2009 Russian Figure Skating Championships Katharina Gerboldt shared his opinion on the victory Kamila Valieva at the Russian Grand Prix series stadium in Moscow.

Valieva won the Russian Grand Prix stage in Moscow on Sunday. The 17-year-old figure skater fell while performing a quadruple toe loop and triple lutz in the free skate, but took the final first place, scoring a total of 226.22 points. Veronika Yametova took second place (212.75), Sofya Muravyova took third (210.25). At the Kazan stage, Valieva was first after the short program, but ultimately took 4th place.

— The rest of the girls skated in triple jumps, so the first two places are clear and reasoned for me. On the other hand, we are used to the fact that our girls are more stable, we are used to seeing victories with clear results. Unfortunately, both were missing something. Maybe Camila didn’t have enough strength, although I don’t think the triple Lutz was difficult for her. There are still some mistakes, although she performs her free program more easily than even at the Kazan Grand Prix. This time she looked neater, but unfortunately there were some mistakes,” Gerboldt told Gazeta.Ru.

Valieva is an Olympic champion in team competitions and a European champion.

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