“It’s too early to talk about the good or bad of the transition from Boykova/Kozlovsky to Tutberidze” – Enbert

Olympic silver medalist Alexandre Enbert told that it’s too early to talk about the rightness or wrongness of the couple’s transition Alexandra Boykova /Dmitri Kozlovsky to the group Eteri Tutberidze .

On Saturday, Boykova/Kozlovsky took second place in the Russian Championship with a score of 236.32 points. First place went to Anastasia Mishina/Alexander Gallyamov (244.45), third place went to Ekaterina Chikmareva/Matvey Yanchenkov (227.97).

In May, Boykova and Kozlovsky left Tamara Moskvina to join Eteri Tutberidze’s group.

— Can the transition from Boykova and Kozlovsky to Eteri Tutberidze be considered a mistake in light of the results of the Russian Championship? Last season they seemed stronger.

– Hard to say. Once upon a time Mishina/Gallyamov won, once upon a time Boykova/Kozlovsky won. But nevertheless, in recent years we have become accustomed to the fact that these are two pairs of the highest level who compete against each other in every tournament, wherever they meet. However, it is difficult to predict in advance the outcome of this confrontation.

Last year, Sasha and Dima became champions of Russia, and in general they won more tournaments than Nastya and Alexander. But the skating did not show a clear superiority of either pair. This year, the trend continues, these couples are fighting on equal terms.

Mishina/Gallyamov complicated the stunts, Boykova/Kozlovsky started doing a triple parallel loop in the short program. Both pairs progress and make the content more difficult. At this stage, Mishina/Gallyamov is more stable. I thought they would win the Russian championship.

I think the drastic coaching change of Boykova and Kozlovsky has a certain entry threshold. It takes time for them to get used to it, to integrate into their new methodology. As an example, we can recall Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who, after moving to Eteri Tutberidze, found themselves in their ideal form for the Olympics and became silver medalists, beating other Russian pairs.

Six months after changing the coaching team is not enough for a couple who had some experience and their own technique. Before making any changes, you must first understand whether they are necessary or not. If, after all, some technological changes are necessary, it will take time for them to take root and become stable. So it is too early to talk about the correctness or incorrectness of the change of coach between Boykova and Kozlovsky. But the fact that they remain a leading couple and do not allow Mishina and Gallyamov to live in peace is a certainty,” Enbert told .