Figure skater Kozlovsky about the free program of the stage of the Russian Grand Prix: “I let you down, I admit, I didn’t put myself in a competitive mood”

Skaters Alexandra Boykova And Dmitri Kozlovsky playing in pairs, explained that they had not succeeded on the second day of the stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Saint Petersburg.

On Sunday, Boykova and Kozlovsky won silver in the pairs competition at the fifth stage of the Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix, scoring 216.35 points in the two-program total. The victory was won by Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov (239.05), third by Yasmina Kadyrova and Ilya Mironov (193.32).

Kozlovsky: I let you down, I admit, I didn’t put myself in a competitive atmosphere either physically or psychologically, nothing worked during the performance. I would like to congratulate Sasha, who managed a pair and a skate today.

We have a very complex, intense program, without breaks, without the possibility of breathing. This only happens when elements are strung together with music, in which case the rental becomes seamless. There were enough moments that did not allow me to gain the strength and energy to produce a better result.

It’s a shame we had the worst skating of the season; we didn’t even skate like that in practice. Today was very bad, nothing worked out for me, Sasha made me happy, she stood her ground with dignity. Apparently, I need to change something in myself in order to approach the Russian Championship in optimal shape.

Boykova: Probably, during the performance I need, if something goes wrong, to somehow prevent it, maybe say something. It is possible to do this. Such an experience is also necessary, it’s good that it happened here. We hope this never happens again in our lives. Let him stay here.

I went out to the rentals today very calmly, because we did a lot of screenings. The last time we skated our free program on Monday, it was very good. I remembered this and tried to go out calmly. When we entered the first bracket, I heard the coaches shouting something, but I couldn’t understand it, I thought: “Come on.

— How do you understand “not in a competitive mood”?

Kozlovsky: It is a very complex substance, it is different for everyone. We must demonstrate the work we have accomplished in all conditions. It cannot be described, you can only feel it. It is likely that an athlete understands an athlete.

Boykova: It’s like inspiration. When you stand up and realize you’re rushing, and if you’re not rushing, you have to fight.

— Will this make you even angrier before the Russian Championship?

Kozlovsky: I didn’t feel strong today. We’ll see in another month.

— Does the fact that you really want to defeat your rivals bother you?

Kozlovsky: I wouldn’t say it.

Boykova: At times it gets in the way, at others it encourages you to work. When you are very tired, you think that you are about to become sluggish and that your competitors are working somewhere. Dima always reminds us of this during training. But this hampers competitions. “I try to concentrate on myself,” reports the correspondent according to the skaters’ words.

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