“Petrosyan would be one of the main favorites at the World Championships, but to say that she is the best figure skater on the planet is incorrect” – Averbukh

Figure skater Adélia Petrossian would be one of the main favorites for the World Championship if Russian athletes had the opportunity to perform there, the 2002 Olympic silver medalist in ice dancing, a famous choreographer, told . Ilya Averbukh .

On Sunday, Petrosyan won the women’s competition at the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, scoring 251.57 points in the two-program total. Daria Sadkova won silver (224.93), bronze went to Ksenia Gushchina (212.79).

— Of course, Adelia Petrosyan is an outstanding figure skater, a very talented girl. He’s a great guy and she’s improving from tournament to tournament. She is now going through one of the most difficult times, growing up. And she goes through it very well. Therefore, a huge applause to her and the coaching team of Eteri Georgievna Tutberidze. It’s worth a lot.

Adelia is undoubtedly among the elite in women’s singles skating and would be a top favorite at the World Championships if given the opportunity to compete there. It would probably be incorrect to say whether she is the best figure skater on the planet, given that we haven’t seen everyone’s performances yet and we haven’t seen the World Championships. But the fact that she is one of the best figure skaters in the world and there are no big competitors in sight so far is yes,” Averbukh told .

Russian figure skaters have been suspended from participating in competitions held under the auspices of the International Skating Union (ISU) due to the situation in Ukraine.

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