Figure skater Tikhonova: “Eteri Tutberidze helped me a lot, thanks to her I learned the double axel”

Figure skater Polina Tikhonova said in an interview with that she learned the double axel thanks to Eteri Tutberidze .

At the Russian Junior Championships, Tikhonova took 10th place. The figure skater trains under the guidance of her father Alexei at the Tutberidze School.

— How often do you meet with the school’s main office?

— I ride, but it’s mostly my parents who train. Sergei Viktorovich [Дудаков] help, suggest how to correct errors, Georgy Vladimirovich [Похилюк] works a lot on his sliding. I was going to dance with Alexei Valentinovich [Железнякову]. I enjoyed working with him and, probably because of that, I felt more relaxed during my performances.

— What do you think of Eteri Tutberidze’s new center in Yasenevo? In comparison with “Crystal” – heaven and earth.

— “Khrustalny” is already such a home ice rink, the new center is larger. The first day in Yasenevo – simply wow! Now I’m used to it. It didn’t take long to get used to the new place, there are signs.

— Is there a memorable moment with Eteri Georgievna?

“She helped me a lot, thanks to her I learned the double axel. I was scared for a long time, but she made me speed up. Eteri Georgievna came and said: “Well, what is it?!” Great energy emanates from her, she knows how to force you to do more to show what you can really do. At first it was even difficult to communicate. She also often jokes,” Tikhonova said in an interview with .

Tikhonova is the daughter of world pairs skating champions Alexei Tikhonov and Maria Petrova.