- Joined
- Jan 25, 2013
Another bit from the interview:
-I started skating by chance, we lived in Glazov, Udmurtia. My Dad worked in a summer sport camp and took me with him. There I got friendly with some girls-skaters and later came to their practice because I didn’t want to lose my new friends. For some time I was the youngest in the group and behind all but with time managed to catch up with them
-How did you get to St Petersburg to famous coach Mishin?
-We met in Belgorod during the competition. Aleksei Nikolaevich said afterwards that he liked my jumps. Indeed I jumped high, sometimes I only won because of my toeloop or sal, I had no spins or steps. Anyway he looked at my program and invited to his master class. I was 9 years old.
Every month for two weeks I and my first coach Svetlana Veretennikova came from Udmurtia to St Petersburg. We worked with A.N. on the technique, jump combinations. It was very hard. At the beginning I was leaving home in tears. Though in my home Glazov the conditions were bad: only one skating rink for all – hockey players, figure skaters & public. Not enough ice time. In order to get things done I used to come at 7am. But it was tough in Peterburg too– I had to stay in a tiny room in dormitory without bathroom.'
-I started skating by chance, we lived in Glazov, Udmurtia. My Dad worked in a summer sport camp and took me with him. There I got friendly with some girls-skaters and later came to their practice because I didn’t want to lose my new friends. For some time I was the youngest in the group and behind all but with time managed to catch up with them
-How did you get to St Petersburg to famous coach Mishin?
-We met in Belgorod during the competition. Aleksei Nikolaevich said afterwards that he liked my jumps. Indeed I jumped high, sometimes I only won because of my toeloop or sal, I had no spins or steps. Anyway he looked at my program and invited to his master class. I was 9 years old.
Every month for two weeks I and my first coach Svetlana Veretennikova came from Udmurtia to St Petersburg. We worked with A.N. on the technique, jump combinations. It was very hard. At the beginning I was leaving home in tears. Though in my home Glazov the conditions were bad: only one skating rink for all – hockey players, figure skaters & public. Not enough ice time. In order to get things done I used to come at 7am. But it was tough in Peterburg too– I had to stay in a tiny room in dormitory without bathroom.'
