Skaters Anastasia Michina And Alexander Galliamov stated that they are not distracted by thoughts of their opponents during their performances.
On Saturday, the fifth stage of the Russian Grand Prix began in Saint Petersburg. Mishina and Gallyamov scored 81.50 points and are in second place after the short program in the pairs competition. The first are Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky (82.71), the third are Yasmina Kadyrova and Ilya Mironov (69.81).
Galliamov: Anything can happen, the ice is slippery, there are irregularities. We grabbed our skates from the track.
Michina: The level dropped: instead of the fourth, it became the third. This is the difference in points
—Are you worried?
Galliamov: It seemed.
Michina: We approached this stage in good shape, in good spirits, on our ice rink. We feel very comfortable here.
— Is it difficult to ride in conditions where there is no margin for error?
Michina: Athletes don’t think about their opponent when they perform. We are focused on our performance, we see the results afterwards,” reports the correspondent the skaters’ words.
The skaters will present their free program on Sunday.
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Source : MatchTV
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