Alexei Yagudin saying nice things about his experience working with Alina on Ice Age (the translation is awkward and I don't understand everything but the general positive vibe comes through) -
Alexey Yagudin: “In a completely new environment, people start to panic. But Zagitova was helped by her champion character "
Olympic champion Alexei Yagudin shared his impressions of working with Alina Zagitova on the set of the new season of the Ice Age show.
- How do you work with Alina Zagitova?
- Oh, at the beginning of the waiting there were a little different. Honestly - I thought everything would go longer. I don’t even associate this with the fact that Alina is trying herself for the first time in the role of the host. It is important to understand that this is a completely different profession, in no way connected with pure sports, with training.
I just remember when I tried myself for the first time in this role. My head is swollen, they gave me a microphone, someone is talking in my ear, Larisa Golubkina is great next to me. I was then 25-26 years old, but now, I have tasted this life. And then I was already quite an adult.
And Alina is 18 years old. This is generally space - the difference between Zagitova, who was on auditions at Ostankino, and the one we saw on the set on Tuesday. Of course, we tried to help, but Alina made our life easier and accelerated the process. She came prepared and it was over quickly enough.
- Worried?
- In a completely new environment, people start to panic. You can say in beautiful words: "Yes, we were a little worried." But in reality it is panic. You are not just locked in a room with Leha Yagudin and uttering a text.
There are people here who, you know, also want to go home quickly. Of all the participants, Alina knew, maybe, two or three people, in addition to the skaters. She is still with me on "you".
I say to her: "Enough already, come on." And she: “No, I can't. I was raised in such a way". And we are all "you" for her. I understand her, I think - okay, the first day of shooting, so be it.
Zagitova did not even have time to live an ordinary human life, when your entire route is not "skating rink - corridor - changing room." And here - Olga Buzova. You don't have these everyday things to get food for thought, to express yourself, to tell something, to invent something.
The conversational genre is generally very difficult. But I figured it would be more difficult. But Alina was helped by her champion character. A prepared person came to the shooting, who came to help us - just like we did her, - said Yagudin.
Even the travel arrangements should be refundable with travel insurance which you should definite always get even when we are not in the middle of global pandemic. Glad people are able to get refunds. Especially since so many other skaters also won't be there. 
