Varvara Slutskaya and Gleb Goncharov, who took second place in ice dancing at the Junior Grand Prix stage in St. Petersburg, told how they started figure skating.
Slutskaya and Goncharov took second place with a score of 161.84 points. The victory was won by Elizaveta Maleina and Matvey Samokhin (175.80), bronze was won by Kamilla Sharafutdinova and Rodion Murasalimov (158.24).
Varvara Slutskaya is the daughter of Olympic silver medalist Irina Slutskaya.
Goncharov: The feelings are mixed, the performance was not the best, it was difficult, but we took second place.
Slut: I exhale pleasantly. It’s good that the competition is over, now we will rest and then work with renewed vigor.
—How were you able to make such progress so quickly?
Goncharov: We train a lot, I haven’t trained a lot before.
— Varya, how much did your mother influence your decision to become a figure skater?
Bitch: No way. As a child, I would put on my mother’s costumes and shout that I wanted to be like my mother. She sent me to figure skating with the words: “If you don’t like something, don’t hesitate to tell me.” I loved it, it all lasted so long.
— Does your mother organize the rentals, watch your performances?
Bitch: She usually doesn’t watch my performances; if she has work, she works and watches them after the competition. Yesterday she wrote to me: “Oh, you already skated.”
— Gleb, how did you and your brother Egor (Egor Goncharov performs in ice dancing with Anna Shcherbakova. — Note from ) start your journey in figure skating?
Goncharov: The third brother makes up for our absence from school. Egor followed the doctor’s recommendation and I followed him to make it easier for him.
— What do you like about ice dancing?
Goncharov: Skating, connection between partners, dancing. I like it all very much.
Slut: I like the energy of the room, I really like playing when there are a lot of people in the stands, it’s a special emotion. I really like interacting with my partner and expressing my emotions.
— What goals do you set for this season?
Goncharov: Get better, slide down.
In June, Goncharov told that he had joined forces with Slutskaya. Previously, the skater played in a duet with Anna Rumak, with whom he took ninth place at the Russian Championship last season.
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