Polina Tikhonova: “My favorite figure skater is Kostornaya, and Valieva is unique, she has everything”

Russian figure skater Polina Tikhonova, in an interview with , named her idols among single skaters and also highlighted the strong qualities of Alexandra Trusova and Kamila Valieva.

Polina Tikhonova is the daughter of world pairs skating champions Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov. At the Russian Junior Championships, the athlete took 10th place.

– Do you follow the older guys?

– Yes of course. My favorite figure skater – Alena Kostornaya , but each has its own touch. For example, no one will jump like Sasha Trusova. She performed the jumps in a unique, perfect way, something unreal. Kamila Valieva – unique, it has everything: stretch, slide, transmit emotions.

—And international affairs?

— Nastya Gubanova skated better at the last European Championships than at the last ones. A very interesting short program. Well, I like Kaori Sakamoto.

— Do you agree that Gubanova’s points were reduced at the European Championships?

“They probably belittle them a little bit, yes,” Tikhonova said in an interview with .