Coach Klimov talked about the work of figure skater Merenkova with a psychologist

Coach Fyodor Klimov in an interview with , he said that the Veronika Merenkova/Danil Galimov duo had nerve problems throughout last season.

At the Russian Junior Championships, the sports couple took 7th place. At the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, they won gold medals.

— Were Veronica Merenkova/Danil Galimov tired during the Junior Grand Prix final in Sochi? The last start of the season after all.

— Of course, all athletes suffer from fatigue, but I wouldn’t talk about it in the context of this duo. The guys were determined for the Grand Prix Final, for the result, and were preparing hard for the tournament.

The season didn’t go exactly as we would have liked. There was one last chance to perform well and make the national team. I wouldn’t say the couple exceeded expectations, but they were great, they coped with their nerves. This is their best performance of the season.

— What went wrong at the Russian championship? The competition was the same as the Grand Prix Final.

—First of all, we couldn’t control our nerves. This was the problem throughout last season. Readiness was quite good, but psychological and nervous problems arose.

— A sports psychologist works in certain groups. Don’t you practice this in your own country?

— We don’t have our own sports psychologist. But I know Veronica works with a specialist.

— What is your attitude to an athlete’s work with a psychologist?

– If only it helped. If it’s beneficial, why not? Now I see this helps Veronica. As an athlete, I did not work with a psychologist, I managed on my own,” Klimov said in an interview with .