Maria Sotskova: "I looked at the fashion instagram Grisha Smirnov - and decided to have a glamorous pink"
Russian figure skater fifteen years, this year she graduated from high school, but to defend the honor in international competitions of the country it will not get used. At such a young age it is sensible, restrained in the estimates and reflects quite grown-up, though, of course, still a young girl, with all the inherent interests. A few hours before the start Mary Sotskova at the World Junior Championships in Debrecen, we offer you an interview of the Russian figure skater in which she spoke about the hard daily routine at the end of the season, about the difficulties of preparation for the feast, and about their hobbies.
- Youth Olympic Games have become the most challenging tournament in your life?
- Maybe not in life, but in this season - just. After a brief to be the eighth - very hard. Another day break, I felt awful. I understand that you need to get in the top three without options. But rivals are strong, it is not clear yet how I skated - pull yourself together or not.
- And yet you made an incredible jump from eighth to second - quite a feat.
- Actually, no deed was not just an arbitrary done everything that depended on me. We Pauline arbitrary - one of the strongest on the juniors, so we always recoup after a short, in pure skating, of course.
- In any case, it is not so easy to set up yourself and come up with a clear head after a ...
- Stupid mistakes, yes (smiling). This rotation I stood in the end arbitrary. I, of course, a very long time came ... Actually, not very well remember myself at that time, so I was uncomfortable the whole situation, I wanted to skate as soon as possible arbitrary and forget about these starts. In principle, the program has performed well, but still has blots, and score 116 points - it's not enough for me. When I came out after rolling into the locker room, the coach said to me: "Now wait." Ahead was even an entire workout, I sat there and was so worried that even did not go to the podium, because it was very hard.
- At the end of the Games were the mixed team competition, for which you did not get because of the drawing of lots.Probably not very upset about this, because longer able to rest?
- In general, it was interesting. On the one hand, I was not very pleased, that did not get - wanted to speak, maybe take another medal. On the other hand, I understand that I have no strength, and skate at the proper level, I could not.
- What these games do you remember most?
- Good and warm ambience. After the start, all were much friendlier and more sociable. We met new people. We had a special place, where we were going, and playing different board games. Usually after everything starts quickly collect suitcases, anybody especially with no one talking and leaving. And this time we had three or four days, we all talked together went somewhere.
- Do you now is the final stage of preparation. What does have to give?
- Now almost all the time I spend at the rink. Moral fully customized to work, I do not want anything to distract - or for a walk or something else. Now I just exercise and a school. I come home and I'll do my homework or thinking about starting. Right now I want to enjoy the atmosphere of the competition.
- Tell us a little more detail, what it consists of your day.
- For seven or eight in the morning I go to warm up, then about an hour - the ice, try to ride 45 minutes to make it as close as possible to the conditions which will be at the tournament. A short break, the ice again, followed by choreography or PFD.Then, in the region of three in the afternoon I go to school, a few hours training, then do my homework at home and sleep.
- Spartan schedule. In correspondence with the emotions remain friends?
- Yes. I also communicate with other kids who go to the world. Of course, we are all a little tense right now, getting ready, we want to perform well, with peace of mind to close the season.
- You always adjusts, renounce all?
- Usually not just the start - most likely the last major of the season, while still in charge, so I want to speak very good, good to skate and do everything not worse than in the beginning of the season.
- At the beginning you have a very well turned out - won two Grand Prix. But the finale in Barcelona you can hardly remain satisfied?
- In principle, I can be happy. An arbitrary skated very well, and silver - too bad. It is clear that there is only one place, but apparently at the moment I am weak.
- This season is for you - a constant struggle with Pauline Tsurskoy. Do not get bored that almost all tournaments, the same rival?
- No, I just want to have to win, but, apparently, I'm not ready. I do not know what it is connected, but it turns out that it is always superior to me. In any case, when we are on foreign competition or the championship of Russia, we are as close to each other is estimated.
"For about a month before the tournament start thinking, what should I wear to the banquet" retweet
- Championship will be held in Debrecen. There will be time to see the city?
- Yes, on the first day after arrival we have time for a stroll. And the next day - already exercise, and go somewhere I personally do not want to, usually a rest in the hotel. During the launch, of course, not going anywhere, and after the event in the evening to collect things, and flying the next day.
- So, shopping only on the first day?
- Normally, I go to the shops on the first day, but if something like it, buy after the starts, I do not like to do it before the race.
- Banquets - an integral part of the international tournaments. How much time killing the choice of dresses and make-up?
- For about a month before the tournament starts to think, "So what should I wear to the banquet? If anything does not fit - go to the store. It so happens that before a banquet put on a dress and realize: "Oh my God, that I took with me ?!" persuade yourself to put it on, I go, and then I do not say it - very cool and everyone liked it. Make-up - all this in general is difficult. I can make up, I do not like it, will cleanse everything and start anew. In general, it's very difficult, so at least for the start of training, even for the feast begin two hours, three.
- Do you like to take pictures?
- Well, it's my not very successful, but take pictures when I'm ready, why not?
- Participated in the photo shoots?
- Yes, for a sports magazine. I'm a little late, so I quickly make up, quickly picked up something from the clothing, and somehow got all crumpled. But still it was a very interesting experience, I liked it.
- You have two instagrama, one of them "pink". What's an idea?
- I moved into a new apartment, I have there white-pink room, and I'm really addicted to pink. Everyone says I'm crazy, that they are already sick of my pink, but I do not care. I post the pictures there, which she did, there is not one picture. I thought, why not? At the same Grisha Smirnov very trendy instagram , all in one color, cool pictures, but I do not like my own, so I decided to create here is a glamorous option .
- Realize that you have a public person?
- Oh sure. I understand that you should always look good, be well dressed, speak correctly and beautifully, beautifully behave, and social networks too. Although many of our skaters lay out everything, and they nobody says anything.
- You closed "VKontakte". So many posts?
- In fact, after the Olympic Games in Sochi, a great many people were added to the Friends of only one request - to acquaint them with Julia or Adeline (Lipnitskaya and Sotnikova - ed..). The day has come for a thousand applications such messages.It seems that two years have passed since the Games, but people still can not calm down, they write, so I closed the message.
- Look, but now all communication is in social networks. Here you will want to meet a great guy, and you have a page is closed.
- When you send a request to friends, then you can write a message (smiles).
- Did you really read them?
- Oh sure! However, when I do not have time, and applications in a lot of friends, I was just looking at the names. Sometimes accidentally I reject requests from friends, and then they have to find and add. But anyway, I got used to communicate and get to know in life, because the Internet is still dangerous, it is not clear who is behind this account. Always I communicate only with your friends, and you do not always know if it says your friend to you, or a hacked page. I am for live communication!
Author Leonid Shlikov