European champion in ice dancing 2009 Sergei Novitsky expressed the opinion that it is currently difficult to evaluate the work of coach Alexander Zhulin with the duo Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin.
Stepanova/Bukin became the best in short and free programs at the Russian Championships in Chelyabinsk, they took first place with a score of 217.72 points. Stepanova and Bukin, absent last season due to the birth of Alexandra’s child, became three-time champions of Russia.
— It is difficult for me to judge the influence of Sasha Zhulin’s coach on the pair Stepanova and Bukin, however the guys skated for a long time under the leadership of Zhuk and Svinin. On the contrary, their duo is now traveling with old baggage, especially since they have not worked with a new mentor for so long,” Novitsky said according to RT.
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Source : MatchTV
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