Bukin on the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow: “The ice leaves a lot to be desired. Stepanova’s leg was missing for two weeks after Magnitogorsk.

Russian ice dancing champions Alexandra Stepanova And Ivan Boukine declared themselves dissatisfied with the quality of the ice during the stages of the Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix.

The fourth stage of the Grand Prix began on Saturday in Moscow. Stepanova and Bukin scored 85.67 points in rhythm dance and took first intermediate place. The skaters will perform free dances on Sunday.

Boukine: It’s very important to me that the crowd and the atmosphere on the ice are incredible. Everyone was very supportive. Thank you all.

— How do you like the quality of the ice cream?

Boukine: This leaves a lot to be desired. In all major competitions there is always a fill-up before the third warm-up. The girls wear tights, some of them play on the ice, but the ice is all worn out, sometimes their legs bleed. After Magnitogorsk, Sasha’s leg hurt for two weeks, we didn’t do some elements, she was in pain. We really want the person responsible to think about how to insert the filler. During competitions, the ice is a little better, but everything is quite traumatic.

Stepanova: It was a disaster during training, the ice was very bad. I saw that during training, the guys were jumping elements on their knees.

— What did you work on after the last step?

Stepanova: I was very happy that the Moscow public accepted it so well. The public reaction speaks for itself. It’s cool that you go through the whole program with your head. We have increased our speed, our physical condition and we are deploying the program better. When you don’t worry at all, you think, “Why aren’t you worried?” I think we got over that little nerve today.

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