Figure skater Arina Gorshenina, who practices ice dancing with Ilya Makarov, told that she believes in the skating of French Olympic champions Gibriella Papadakis And Guillaume Cizeron art.
At the Russian Junior Championships, which are held in Saransk, Gorshenina and Makarov took 7th place, receiving 163.66 points for two programs.
Five-time world and European champions Papadakis/Cizeron have announced that they will take a career break after the victorious Beijing Olympics.
Gorshenina: We prepared for a long time, skated a lot, tried to get the most out of it, but we can do better.
Makarov: Overall, we played well and coped with the pressure. Not everything was perfect, we will correct the errors. There were some concerns, but I can’t say we were very worried.
— Arina, you have a lot of photos on social networks with very famous skateboarders. Is there anyone you currently keep in regular contact with?
Gorshenina: We have one thing in common: figure skating. We are at different levels. I still have warm memories of Maxim Trankov.
— Which adult couples do you follow?
Makarov: We try to watch the performances of adult couples, our own and foreign ones. They are all professionals and do incredible work.
Gorshenina: Among the foreign pairs, we can highlight the pairs Papadakis/Cizeron, (Tessa) Virtue/(Scott) Moir, (Madison) Chalk/(Evan) Bates.
— What do you think of Papadakis/Cizerona’s possible return to competition?
“It will be very interesting to watch their programs, they are wonderful, their skating is an art,” reports the correspondent of , according to Gorchenin’s words.
– That’s great, why not? – said Makarov.
Source : MatchTV
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