Figure skater Agate Petrova who won the Moscow stage of the Russian Junior Grand Prix, spoke about organizing a free program with the Olympic silver medalist and choreographer Ilya Averbukh .
On Saturday, Petrova won the stage in Moscow, scoring 206.28 points in the total of two programs. Elizaveta Andreeva took second place (203.42), Varvara Liss won bronze (196.20).
— What are your emotions after the victory?
— Honestly, I’m in shock now. I didn’t expect it to happen this way. I was ready for a clean rental. There were nerves. It all tried to throw me off balance, but I’m happy I skated clean. I didn’t expect to be the first. I’m very happy, thank you to my coaches for preparing me for these competitions. I’ll prepare the next ones.
— What has changed about you this season?
“I have more confidence, I understand now that I can do it, that I have to go out and show it. I have some really great favorite shows that inspire me to move on. I love their music so much that I am ready to play these programs forever. The short program is not my style, we are still trying to refine it, there are some nuances. I’m glad the crowd likes it, I like it and the coaches like it. We will continue to work, improve and move forward.
— How was the free program choreographed?
— We installed it at night. I am very happy that Ilya Averbukh staged this program for me. Thank you so much. You can’t skate it badly, because Averbukh choreographed it, I have to show it quite well and I try to do that.
— Are you performing in a free program in Sofia Samodurova’s dress?
— Yes, I am currently performing in Sofia Vyacheslavovna’s dress, we even sewed a butterfly to go with this dress. But we will try to sew a new one, we will end up with three dresses for this free program. I hope it will be very beautiful too. But I really like Sofia Vyacheslavovna’s dress.
— What does this victory during the Grand Prix series stage mean to you?
— Sofia Vyacheslavovna said before I left that she won the junior stage of the Grand Prix in this dress. I think I’ll sleep in this dress now. I will never take it off again.
— Now, will we see each other again in St. Petersburg at the Grand Prix?
“No, I will also have the second stage in Moscow,” reports the correspondent of , according to Petrova’s words.
Last season, Petrova took seventh place at the Russian Junior Championships.
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