Coach Nikita Pchelyakov only expressed his opinion, saying that the world champion Ilya Malinin there is no sliding, explains the agent of American figure skater Ari Zakarian.
Earlier, skating coach Pchelyakov, in an interview with , said that Malinin does not have gliding abilities. Pchelyakov works in the groups of Alexey Mishin and Valentina Chebotareva.
— Alexey Mishin was my coach for eight years and we are still close friends. It is very important to me. I have never heard of Nikita Pchelyakov, but if he thinks that Ilya does not have the ability to soar, that is his opinion, he did well, the flag is in his hands.
— How would you assess the Malinin slide?
– I am not a judge to evaluate. Today, Ilya is the current world champion and will move on. I hope that we will continue to delight figure skating fans around the world,” Zakaryan told .
Malinin, 19, is the current world champion, winner of the finals and stages of the Grand Prix. He represents the United States and is the first skater in the world to cleanly execute a quadruple axel at international tournaments.
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