Athletistic/ Figure skating. Over the past two years, Russian figure skaters have been deprived of the opportunity to participate in international competitions. Athletes act differently in the current situation. Many remain loyal to their homeland and continue to skate in Russia at numerous national competitions. Some decide to move to other countries.
Sofya Samodelkina is one of the Russian figure skaters who changed her sports citizenship. In 2023, she accepted the citizenship of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This year, she had the opportunity to perform in her new country.
Sofya Samodelkina performed at the Kazakhstan Championship in Karaganda. She took first place, despite an injury. In the fall, the ex-Russian will take part in the Junior Grand Prix series in Ankara.
Foreigners reacted to Sofia Samodelkina’s performance at the national championship. They left their comments on the English-language forum Reddit (translation made by the portal Inoprosport).
Allen_x:
– The girl needs to get her triple lutz back before she starts quadruple jumps and triple axels. She’s completely out of shape.
Sealessceleste:
– She reminds me of Sasha Trusova. But not the one who participated in the Olympic Games, but the current one, who is “returning” to sports.
Anixice:
– At least she won… I hope to see her in better shape during international competitions!
3axel3loop:
– She will be Rybakina in figure skating.
circle of equal stars:
“She definitely needs to improve her fitness and work on her spins.” But overall, considering she hasn’t competed in about two years and she’s competing as a junior, it doesn’t look too bad! I think people thought she would win right away while competing. Overall, she’s not bad, but can she beat the best juniors out there? No. But she’ll beat a lot more and, in my opinion, have a good junior season!
Admirable_Nebula191:
“Looks like she gained some decent muscle mass.”
The happy names:
– The choice of music in her short, free programs this season are songs that have been beautifully skated too many times. I love her, but can I please make her a program that will help her stand out and make her mark as she enters the international stage?!
Baron_Enick:
– Can I add the song Je Suis Malade to the list of banned songs? This song is just annoying. All I hear from her is screaming.
Yaroslav Piatykh, Athletistic
Source: Sport
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