Figure skater Maxim Avtushenko spoke about working with Plushenko’s Angels Academy coach Natalya Linichuk, who uses non-standard training exercises in her work.
On Wednesday, Avtushenko presented her free skate at the Russian Junior Championships. The total score for the two performances was 225.63 points.
— I am completely satisfied with my performance, I did all the planned elements in good quality, there are definitely no questions about the jumps. Turns, slides – the second assessment, need to be improved. The goal was to do quality work and I achieved it. Points are an indicator of the objective.
— Nikita Sarnovsky said Plushenko and Rudkovskaya called him before the free skate. Have you had a similar conversation?
– No, I did not have such a conversation. He got ready himself, went out himself, did it himself. Everything was calm, I understood everything.
— You are one of the most experienced in this tournament. Carefree?
– Yes, it’s true. The first time it was exciting, then I understood how this system worked and studied it myself. Became a more experienced athlete.
— Share a tip for getting in the mood for competitions?
— Mathematics, problem solving, examples. You will warm up, count, and that’s it. Mathematics is everywhere, you can do anything with it. When I skate programs, I no longer count them.
— You work in a targeted manner with choreographers. Is this process still ongoing?
— Yes, but in recent weeks, we have refined the elements of the program so as not to make mistakes. I mainly work with Alexey Zakharchenko. Recently, Natalya Linichuk was added to the technical staff, we work with her a lot. I like working with her, she does non-standard exercises, I like it, ”Avtushenko told .
Source : MatchTV
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