“The cough was very painful, there was snot. Because of this, it was difficult to breathe and skate the short program” – Dikiji

Figure skater Vladislav Dikidji said he has not yet recovered 100% from his cold.

On Friday, Dikidji scored 98.53 points for his short program at the Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial Tournament in St. Petersburg.

Earlier, the skater’s coach Oleg Tataurov told that Dikidzhi would miss the Russian national team’s skating tests in St. Petersburg due to a cold.

— Your emotions after skating?

– Amazing! I liked it. I really missed the competitions, I missed this drive.

– What percentage are you satisfied with?

“The only thing that confused me was the lutz, touching with one or two hands. They gave me track four and I was very surprised. The only fault is the Lutz.

— Are you satisfied with the second note? Progress is noticeable.

“If it’s visible, then it’s very cool.” I am still finalizing the second assessment. But it still doesn’t happen like it does in training. Perhaps because it’s the first start, the warm-up is short.

– How is your health now? Have you managed to get back into shape?

— I’m probably 80 percent ready. After my illness, I went out on the ice, I was very tormented by a cough and had snot. Because of this, it was difficult to breathe and skate the short program. All that’s left is the cough. Everything else is fine.

— How does it feel to start the season with a tournament where the competition is so serious?

– Incredibly cool! — a correspondent reports Dikiji’s comments.

Dikidzhi is a silver medalist at the Russian Championship, winner of two stages of the country’s Grand Prix.

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