“It is difficult to move the leaders of pairs skating from first place. In our time it was easier to express yourself” – Fedor Klimov

Olympic champion, figure skating coach Fyodor Klimov in an interview with , he said that it was difficult to compete with a number of Russian couples due to their high level.

The Anastasia Mishina/Alexander Gallyamov duo took first place at the Spartakiad of the Strongest and at the Russian Championship in pair sports competitions, Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky came second.

— The competition within the country is now very serious, even at the junior level.

– Yes, it’s both great and surprising. Without access to the international scene, there are many strong juniors, the seniors are not left out. Many boys and girls can give older men a head start.

— It’s not easy for couples to move to the adult level…

— It is difficult now to shoot immediately at the adult level, to win medals. Let’s be honest: the couples who take first place are great, it’s difficult to move them. As long as they skate at their level, it’s hard to compete. In our time it was easier, they could immediately break through and make themselves known.

— Let me be more specific, are we talking about the Anastasia Mishina/Alexander Gallyamov and Alexandra Boykova/Dmitry Kozlovsky duos?

– Exactly. And now they are immediately followed by three couples from Perm who demonstrate a high level,” Klimov said in an interview with .