“The main motivation for participating in a show program tournament is the monetary reward” – figure skater Lutfullin

Figure skater Gleb Lutfulline in an interview with , he said that the main motivation for participating in a tournament with show program for athletes is the financial factor.

Last season, Lutfullin became the winner of the Russian Grand Prix and took 12th place in the national championship.

— I heard that you applied for a tournament with a show program, but it was not approved.

– Yes. I can’t blame anyone. I submitted an application, it was not accepted, which means they will be allowed in next year. I didn’t attach much importance to it. I was getting ready, we selected some music, a few things, but nothing. A more terrible story happened with Stasya Konstantinova.

— Explain the great desire of the skaters to participate in this tournament. I see two advantages: the media story and the prize money. Are these all factors?

– Basically, yes. The main motivation is the prize money. This tournament is the same spectacle as, under certain conditions, that of Ilya Averbukh, where I played.

Well, let me note that this contributes to your development – you play in front of the audience, you feel the fans, you can try some kind of jump, you perform programs that are uncomfortable for yourself, there is no has no limits.

– What is uncomfortable for you to ride?

— I won’t be able to skate to, say, the compositions of Imagine Dragons; to do this, I will have to straddle myself. I have a calmer style, I usually perform songs from the past.

Spoiler: the new free program will have a different style; I haven’t skated anything like this in my entire career. The short program will also be new, but I don’t want to go into details yet,” Lutfullin said in an interview with .

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