Figure skater Ksenia Gushchina said she did not expect to take second place in the short program during the first stage of the Russian Grand Prix.
On Saturday, the first stage of the Russian Grand Prix began in Magnitogorsk. Gushchina scored 68.86 points and took second place in the short program. First – Anna Frolova (77.33), third – Ksenia Sinitsyna (65.27).
– Unexpected result. We need to prepare for the free program and perform well.
– How do you feel?
— It’s easier for me to perform as much as possible, to develop programs. That’s why I took the program in St. Petersburg.
— Did you open the competition, was it difficult?
“I wasn’t worried, even though I hadn’t started first in a long time.”
— How is the atmosphere in Magnitogorsk?
— The atmosphere is good in Magnitogorsk. The stands kept the heat up,” reports a correspondent, according to Gouchchina.
The skaters will present their free program on Sunday.
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