“The comments of an American blogger about the show jumping tournament once again underline the interest in Russian figure skating” – Bestemyanova

Olympic champion Natalya Bestemyanova told that the comments of American blogger Dave Lees, who criticized the Russian show jumping championship, once again emphasize the global interest in Russian figure skating.

Among other things, Liz said that the Russians, with poor gliding performances, only received medals at international tournaments because of their jumps. He also wondered if the bones of a 12-year-old figure skater would work. Margarita Bazylyuk after a cascade of quadruple Salchow – oiler – quadruple Salchow.

– His words are not true. Our skaters glide wonderfully. This once again underlines the worldwide interest in Russian figure skating. I think everyone watched the show jumping tournament and was shocked.

— Another of his theses concerns possible health problems for Bazylyuk after performing complex elements.

— Bazylyuk will not have bone problems from jumping, she is well coordinated and has a good command of the material. The girl is talented, fantastic,” Bestemyanova told .

The Russian Show Jumping Championship took place from January 20 to 21 at the CSKA Arena in Moscow. Elizaveta Osokina and Artem Gritsaenko won in the duet, Arseny Fedotov won in the men’s singles and Bazylyuk won in the women’s singles. In the team tournament, Dmitry Kozlovsky’s team celebrated its success.