Figure skater Leontyeva asked fans not to compare her with Alexandra Stepanova

Figure skater Sofia Leontieva performing ice dancing in tandem with Daniel Gorelkin told what she thinks about the comparisons to Alexandra Stepanova.

At the Russian Championships in Chelyabinsk, Leontyeva and Gorelkin took fifth place. Based on the sum of two days of competition, the duo scored 193.87 points. The 2024 Russian champions were Stepanova and Ivan Bukin (217.72 points).

— Sonya, how often are you compared to Sasha Stepanova?

– It happens. I won’t say I like it. It’s one thing when they write about it, and another thing when they confuse us in life, it’s unpleasant. It happens that during competitions, they come to call me Alexandra. I must explain that I am not Alexandra. I would like to ask fans not to compare us, we are always different. Besides, you shouldn’t say it to my face.

— You are similar in appearance – both slim and sonorous blondes. Moreover, Stepanova and Bukin skated in the same group with you until March last year. Working only with specialists has surely left its mark.

— If you look at this season, we are completely different. The free dance guys are more gentle and lyrical, but we skate with a different image – Snow White and the Huntsman,” Leontyeva told .