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Plushy's interview
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"Medvedev - unconditional leader": Plushenko of Russian successes in figure skating at the European Championship
Two-time Olympic champion and three-time world champion in figure skating Evgeny Plushenko told RT has summed up the results of the last European Championship in Ostrava. Russian figure skater declared unconditional leadership Evgenia Medvedeva in competitions of girls and expressed the hope that the Italian Carolina Kostner, working with his coach Alexei Mishin, gets into the top three winners at the upcoming World Championships in Helsinki. In addition, Plushenko said Maxim Kovtun and Mikhail Kolyada will be difficult to fight for medals at the world championships in Finland
At the end in Ostrava European championship Russian figure skaters have won six awards - two for each denomination. A special contribution to the success at the continental championship have Singles - Yevgeny Medvedev with a world record ahead of compatriot Anna became the second Pogorilaya and Italian Carolina Kostner, and Maxim Kovtun and Mikhail Kolyada only lost to Spaniard Javier Fernandez, who became a five-time European champion.
In conversation with the correspondent RT double Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko praised the performance of Russians in figure skating.
- A way to one of the rivals to make Medvedeva competition at the World Championships and at the Olympic Games?
- Eugene - the unconditional leader of the women's figure skating, and it constantly proves its superiority. Her age - the most good for our sport, the athlete is in the juice. Medvedev is surrounded by a strong team, but from the force of her character is only increasing. She is confident in herself - she has a terrific technique, and with each new competition she adds and sets the world record.
I remember her warm. During her she looked unfettered and gave a smile to the public. At the Olympic Games in South Korea, it is, of course, will fight for the gold.
- Is it possible to find fault with anything in its program?
- In no case. She has a gorgeous cascade honed rotation, stunning charisma and great choreography. I do not criticize her for that. wish sporting longevity her to please the fans, the coaching staff and myself with his work on the ice. I want to Eugene captivated us at every competition. Ahead of the Olympics, and I hope it will not go after her, and will continue to act. It is not the strength to win one gold medal at the Olympic Games.
- You, too, kept the highest level for many years. How to cope with the pressure that falls on each athlete before the start?
- It is impossible in any case to think that it can not turn any element and drive themselves into a corner. If you are a great athlete, you will overcome all obstacles on the way to the goal. I do not want to climb to Medvedev with their advice, because it has its own team. They correctly configure it on every competition, competently carried out the recovery process and summarize it in great shape for a new start. All this allows to demonstrate the Medvedeva impeccable rentals.
- Medvedev makes an extra jump, which the judge did not take into account. You have been such cases in his career?
- At the Grand Prix Final in Colorado Springs has an extra stage in 2003. refereeing system then just changed, and with the perfect rental I took second place. During his speech, not ripped off any one item, but failed to win. I did it unintentionally, simply did not consider their jumps.
- What kind of impression you made Anna Pogorilaya? In her case, it seems that come to the fore is fighting qualities, and not the external lightness, which is observed in Medvedeva ...
- Speech Pogorilaya - hire a mature girl, she showed a cool ride and fought until the end. This is evidenced by the fact that after the failure in the first half of the program when it was left without cascades is transferred on their second one. This only shows that Anna does not give up under any circumstances.
- Maria Sotskova debuted at the European Championships and immediately took fourth place. What do you think of her performance?
- It took a high position for themselves, but in the long program did not cope mentally and psychologically. Maria rolls great, she has a good future, but we need to dokruchivat their jumps to one she did not take off points. Sotskova need more to speak, to gain experience, and for the first start everything went well. Not everything turned out, but athletes should learn from their mistakes.
- Everyone has heard not only brilliant performance Medvedeva, but also the return of Carolina Kostner. You probably close this athlete in spirit ...
- The Italian - a real fighter. I am doubly pleased that her work my coach Alexei Mishin. I think it is the best specialist in the world, both from a technical and tactical point of view.
Now Carolina with technology there are some problems. It is necessary to jump a triple lutz, and somewhere to do a cascade of triple jumps, that is to complicate the program, but not all at once. To it all back. European Championship for Costner was the first major international competitions. Now is the time to work with Mishin. I want to see her with a decent skiing at the world championships, because that is how it rolls, it makes its powerful and wide sliding as it effectively raises his hands - so long as no one is riding.
- We would like to see her in the top three in the World Cup?
- Of course, it is a force.
- What would make a forecast for the upcoming World Forum in Helsinki?
- Russian girl - favorites, and I want to see only the gold, but you can not underestimate the opponents. I happened to watch the training of some girls from Japan, and they are doing there and Axel in the three and a half turns, and triple toe loop. Easy, we will not, but if Medvedev will do everything to become a world champion. I have no doubt that everything will be fine. The Russian women's single skating is in the lead.
We should not forget the other skater. We have a big bench. Do not write off Yelizaveta Tuktamysheva, Elena radio news,
Julia Lipnitsky, Adelina Sotnikova. There Irina Slutskaya. (Laughs.)
- If before the start of the European Championship you have been told that men will win two awards, would have believed?
- Oh sure. Finally, Maxim Kovtun did two programs. Once the gun was fired. (Laughs.) He knows how much he has in the arsenal there are several quadruple jump. I liked his short program, he skated her brilliant but mentally unstable Kovtun. He needs to solve the problems that he has in his head, to fight at the highest level.
- What can you say on the performance of Michael Kolyada?
- I was disappointed for him. His style is very close to me. Perhaps it was not worth Kolyada lutz jump, then we would hire a cleaner, and therefore the result would be different. But he ended up in the top three at the European Championships, what could be called an excellent result. If Kolyada makes Lutz, the competitors will have hard times.
- As far as the Russians will compete in the World Cup?
- They will be hard. With a good scenario would be fifth or sixth place.
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This is awesome, I wonder if they practiced a lot because that jump looks like it's perfectly in synch! And Yuzu looks so happy!
I think it is great news for fans! :cool2:
