Coach Egor Zakroev said Osokin and Gritsaenko were linked by the skater’s injury

Egor Zakroev, coach of Pavel Slyusarenko’s group, told that Elizaveta Osokina And Artem Gritsaenko got closer after the skater was injured.

At the Russian Championships held in Chelyabinsk, Osokina and Gritsaenko took eighth place in the pair sports competition. Based on the sum of the two programs, the athletes obtained 202.91 points.

— Tatiana Tarasova said a lot of good words about your athletes and your coaching team.

— I heard that we still approached her in person after the competition. Of course, it’s nice to hear such words. Especially when you put a lot of soul into the athletes. Our work is appreciated so colorfully. This means that our young team is heading in the right direction.

“She also said there was “chemistry” between Osokina and Gritsaenko. Do you notice this too?

— I have already said that I mainly worked with Osokina and Gritsaenko, choreographing elements for them from the first stages. Pavel Sergeevich helped in some important moments [Слюсаренко]. Choreographers Ivan Malafeev and Seryozha Plishkin noted that the guys are easy to get along with. Ksenia Vaskina helped work on Lisa’s image and facial expressions.

All the experts say that guys interact better with each other. The guys were brought together by Artem’s injury, he had a fractured metatarsal bone. Lisa took care of him, she didn’t even go to training camp alone. After the injury, the guys quickly prepared for the season,” Zakroev told .