Tarasova – on ice dancing at the World Cup: “The culture shock. It’s as if I were in a theater and in a choreographic film at the same time.

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova admitted to experiencing culture shock following ice dancing at the World Championships held in Montreal (Canada).

American figure skaters Madison Chock and Evan Bates became world champions. Based on the results of two programs, they received 222.20 points. Second place went to Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (219.68), bronze to Italians Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri (216.52).

— I experienced a culture shock while dancing. I have the impression of being both in a theater and in a choreographic film and of having seen something brilliant and unprecedented. Canadians have always been considered geniuses, but here they were simply incredible,” Tarasova told .

The tournament in Canada ended on March 23. The world champion in singles was the representative of the United States Ilya Malinin, among the singles, the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto won the gold medal, Canadians Diana Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps became the best in sports duet.