Figure skater Rukhin talks about training with Savosin: “I have a lot to learn from him”

Figure skater Yegor Rukhin talked about training in the group of Alexey Chetverukhin and friendship with Romain Savosin .

On Friday, Rukhin won the Moscow championship with a score of 252.08 points. The skater landed five quadruples in the free skate.

In May, he joined Alexey Chetverukhin’s group, where Roman Savosin trains. Previously, Rukhin trained with Alexey Vasilevsky and Yulia Lavrenchuk.

— Emotions are good. I’m happy that today we managed to do almost everything, but there is still a lot of work to do, both on the components and technically there is still room for improvement, so we will continue working.

— How did you prepare for the season, this start?

— A lot of work has been done, both technically and artistically. I prepared as usual for the Moscow championship.

—After five quadruples, is there another objective?

— Of course, there are goals for this season and beyond. We will learn new elements, there is something to learn, we will work.

— You joined Alexei Chetverukhin’s group in the spring. What do you think of the new headquarters?

— I really like everything, the atmosphere is warm, everything is very good. And Alexey Alexandrovich, Anastasia Nikolaevna Kazakova and choreographer Stanislav Shasherin, a very large team works. I am very happy that they are working with me. The coaches believe in me, that’s very important for me.

— Has the training process changed in any way?

– Yes, there are some changes. But first of all, changes in myself, I began to approach the training process a little differently. It grew a little in my head. I could have missed moments that I did not pay attention to before, but now I approach this more responsibly.

— How do you like the element of sparring on the training ice with Roman Savosin?

— Roma and I have known each other for a long time, since the junior stages of the Grand Prix we went to Australia together. Roma and I communicate well, we train every day. I watch Roma, I have a lot to learn from him, from the way he skates. Every day, I emphasize certain points. The atmosphere is very good, in work mode, always positive, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Rukhin’s words.

Rukhin is 20 years old. He is a bronze medalist at the Russian Championship (2021).

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