Vazhnova, student of Sokolovskaya: “Kondratyuk often tells me that we support each other”

Figure skater Sofya Vazhnova said that figure skater Mark Kondratyuk, who also trains in coach Svetlana Sokolovskaya’s group, often gives her advice on jumping.

The second stage of the Russian Grand Prix began on Saturday in Kazan. Vazhnova scored 68.30 points and took third place in the short program. The first place is taken by Adelia Petrosyan (85.67), the second by Veronika Yametova (74.40).

— I am happy with my performance, my best score of the season. I finished my jumps, that’s good.

We finished the Panin-Kolomenkin memorial, we had three weeks to prepare. I worked on jumping and spinning, trying to prepare as much as possible.

— Is he pushing for third place before the free skate?

— For me, it’s like support. I try not to think about the place before the free skate, just about the pure skating.

— Do you like working with Sokolovskaya?

— I came to CSKA in 2014, our group joined Svetlana Vladimirovna in 2020. Very friendly team, everyone gives advice.

— Mark Kondratyuk gives you any clues?

– More often. Maybe after the jump he will come and give you some advice and correct the mistake. We support each other and each other.

— Do you want to do quadruples?

— Sure, but first you need to do triples consistently. In training I tried a quad Salchow, a toe loop, a triple Axel. These jumps are closer to me, ”reports the correspondent of , according to Vazhnova’s words.

The skaters will present their free program on Sunday.

More sports news in our telegram channel .