Together Again started on February 24 with a performance in Cherepovets. Press-Conference. The Beijing Olympics would have lost the viewership rating of the womens competitions and the main intrigue. After all, Aliona Kostornaya, Anna Shcherbakova and Aleksandra Trusova had finished first in all six 2019-20 Grand Prix events, each winning two, and they swept both the Grand Prix Final and European Championships podiums in that order. I consider that I accept Eteri Georgiyevna" more, quotes Trusova Sport-Ekspress. Ive lived my whole life in Russia, and I still live here; who else am I inside, if not Russian? Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova, The event will be no poorer because of Trusovas absence. Tatiana Tarasova about Alexandra Trusovas withdrawal from Russian GP Final, If now Russia was recognized in the world as a winning country, then the decisions of WADA and other organizations would be different. Zhulin about Valievas case being addressed to CAS, Evgenia Medvedeva: If Valieva wants and if her health allows, shell be able to skate at a really high level at a couple of Russian Nationals and win., All young athletes must be protected against doping. Alexandra Trusova Transition to Evgeni Plushenko In the spring of 2020, Sasha was supposed to represent the Russian team along with Anna Shcherbakova and Alena Kostornaya at the World Championships in Canada, but the competition was canceled due to the coronavirus. And the coaching staff will support and set her up. OC: Because of the restrictions your mom and your dogs were not able to come with you to Stockholm. We offer you the possibility to receive RT's news highlights every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by email. The transition of Alexandra Trusova to Evgeni Plushenko can be called a betrayal. Snowboard World Championship Women's Slopestyle Onizuka wins bronze, Filmed twice - now Modo by Josef Ingman closes. Mikaela Shiffrin, fresh off a successful world championships, returns to racing this weekend, one victory shy of the career Alpine skiing World Cup wins record of 86, one of the greatest records in the sport. Alexandra leaves us on a white horse, with a bronze medal of the World Championships around her neck and with a decent bank account, as well as with a 5 quadruple jumps restored after the pandemic! Evgenia also said that not from the world of sports would love to talk with Michael Jackson. Evgeni Plushenko in his authors column speaks about Kamila Valieva, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova. The silver medalist of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova, will discuss the transition from coach Eteri Tutberidze to Svetlana Sokolovskaya with the leadership of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) on Monday, a source close to the situation told RIA Novosti. Today Kamila is the main star of the Olympic Games and, perhaps, the most talked about girl in the world. I don't like to skate the same program for two years, I like to build something new every year. Because yes, at training here and at home, I often skated clean, and the jumps were very consistent. If Kostornaja is stable in the 3A she scates better, Waliewa and Sherbakowa- this will be the olympic team. To impress the judges with a clean skate. Gold 2015 Worlds Sometimes in training she really jumped five quads, although it was unstable. The 17-year-old is best known for her quadruple-jumping abilities. Which will certainly add to her popularity. Together again" wrote letters with wishes for recovery to Roman Kostomarov. As long as there are no health problems. In Kvitfjell, Norway, Shiffrin is expected to race a super-G on Friday, a downhill on Saturday and another super-G on Sunday. Trusova: I imagined things differently and in different ways, but in fact, of course, my expectations were met, and it's very interesting. Trusova: Well, I realised that I have not learned yet how to prepare myself. Do your job clean and efficiently. Evgeni Plushenko: Friends, congratulation with the holiday of Spring and Labor! I am not good at it yet, but I will try to be good at in both cases with a harder and an easier content. So, according to Elena Radionova, nothing is impossible for the vice-champion of the Beijing Olympics. ALEKSANDRA TRUSOVA . Russian quad-jumping sensation Alexandra Trusova, who confidently won the second stage of the Cup of Russia, says she has a more intense training schedule under her new coach with more emphasis on skating and artistry. You did everything you could. Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko says he's worked hard on the emotional aspect of Alexandra Trusova's programs which were previously criticized for a lack of artistry and a dominance of jumps. Trusova: A lot of technique, he teaches different preparations for jumps, as Mishin did with him. Alexandra Trusova's partnership with coach Evgeni Plushenko has ended After winning a bronze medal at the 2021 world championships in March, the quad-jumping teenager is switching coaches with less than a year to go until the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, after a 12-month spell with Evgeni Plushenko. And calling athletes "shitty" is an insult to children. They not only are brilliant on the ice, they are lovely and good and kind on the insides. Its hard to wrap my head around. Its not easy for coaches with Sasha, because she has her own opinion on everything. Plushenko, who has been working with Trusova for almost two months, claimed to have improved the skaters choreographic skills noting that her programs will not only comprise jumps. What exactly is the difficulty for you to do it in competition? I want to do all my quads, I will try to do skate clean. We all love her as much as any other girl on Tutberidze team. I do not believe that our skater took something. On the part of Plushenko, there is now a defensive reaction, and the best defense is an attack, said the specialist. Only God our all-knowing haters and respected experts know how her sports career will develop in the future. On that day, it turned out to do everything as planned. But I would not say that this is a mother-daughter relationship. They reflect wonderful role models. Its true and the whole world is impressed, amazed, and hoping to incorporate the lessons they are learning from you. Meanwhile, encouraging news about his condition has emerged. 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A few days ago, the conflict turned to another plane: representatives of the Angela Plushenko Academy filed an application with the FFKKR ethics commission with a request to consider the words of mentor Alina Gorbacheva to the two-time Olympic champion. According to the two-time Olympic gold medalist, Trusovas desire to work has no limits. Totally unexpected! OC: How do you see your development this season? And half days off were added. The news made headlines in Russian media on Friday, citing Tutberidze's post. What expectations did you have, and did they come true now? I havent seen all the champions from Russia but Alina and Evgenia, Anna, Kamila, Aljona, and Sasha are absolutely a wonderful credit to the Russian nation, your culture, your work ethic, your willingness to seek and to do what is in the best interests of your children. But in the actual performance it's not working out yet. Trusova granted her first interview following her coaching change to International Figure Skating, and spoke briefly about her reasons for moving to train with Evgeni Plushenko, Worlds being cancelled, life in quarantine, and the new family dog. When it is possible, she will definitely perform, said the bronze medalist of the 2015 World Cup. Read RT Privacy policy to find out more. In the future we hope to see her more than once on our shows and on a visit. What news were on 1st April? Its one of the best quad toes in the world pic.twitter.com/owTD0uULnm. We have made two programs for Sasha in cooperation with Sergey Rozanov. OlympicTalk is . Soon after, Kostornaya announced a return to Team Tutberidze for next season. They, you, are becoming a sensation. Alexandra Trusova has new "very rich" programs and a new quad jump ready for when figure skating competitions resume. Not only was Russias A team (each first name began with that letter) composed of first-year international seniors, there was a good chance they would sweep the medals, joining a 1991 U.S. trio as the only women to have done that at worlds. I made the conclusion that I have to go for a difficult technical content in my program, Trusova said in a Russian-language interview with Olympic Channel. At first I did it for myself, not professionally. We recently recorded an interview with Dima Skopintsev and another player, so far I cant reveal the name - people are sitting, talking, well-read, with a huge vocabulary, with their own jokes, with their own personality. I hope to fix all my mistakes and skate better next time. However, the coaching staff, headed by Eteri Tutberidze, did not succeed either. Trusova: Of course. Over time, I learned plus or minus to get out of such situations, with each person in their own way, Medvedev told the Championship. Thats a pretty incredible mark to leave on the sport.. Alexandra Trusova made headlines earlier this season when she switched coaches from Eteri Tutberidze's group to Evgeni Plushenko's school. Trusova? Basically, I think that I have improved a lot this season in all components of the program. Which leads us to the question of whether Shcherbakova, Trusova and Tuktamysheva can pull off that podium sweep at worlds in Stockholm, which begin with the short program Wednesday (full TV, live stream schedule here). Ninth 2021 Worlds However, our love for Anna is infinite! From the physics points of view she is generally the strongest of all! Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko says he's worked hard on the emotional aspect of Alexandra Trusovas programs which were previously criticized for a lack of artistry and a dominance of jumps. On Wednesday, Shiffrin posted the fastest run in downhill training, though many skiers save their top speeds for race day. At the Grand Prix you can still take a chance. And this is how that shapes up (given the underlying caveat that ice is slippery): Shcherbakova, Trusova and Japans Rika Kihira. Well Anna gets a spot for Olympics, the rest the girls can fight it out for the other 2 spots. Required fields are marked *. She knows how to set herself up to decisive skates like no one else. But instead of chasing records, she needs to focus on what she can do best." Posted on 2022-02-15 No comments yet Tweet Evgeni Plushenko in his author's column speaks about Kamila Valieva, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova. OC: Did you watch his performances, his programs when he was skating? Fifth 2019 Worlds The Plushenko team, including Trusova and fellow ladies' singles skater Alena 'Aliona' Kostornaia, isn't afraid of hard work, as the camp sets its sights on Beijing 2022 and the Olympic podium, a place both Sasha and Aliona would like to end up. Every country needs to emulate your example. But the competition came and she did everything! And then, when the first successes appeared, Alina herself had a dream to climb the first step of the Olympic podium. She is the 2022 Olympic silver medalist, the 2021 World bronze medalist, a two-time European bronze medalist ( 2020 and 2022 ), the 2019 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2021 Skate America champion, the 2019 Skate Canada champion, the 2019 Rostelecom Cup champion, the 2021 U.S. Classic champion, the 2019 CS Ondrej Nepela Memorial champion, According to the coach, questions about the low score should be asked to the judges. I thought it was a good pairing for Sasha with Plushenko. Shiffrin has been so dominant that a secondary storyline is in play this weekend. Why hope for a chance?! Trusova: Yes, I always watched before, when I was little, and we always cheered for him. This lack of victories was apparently the main reason for switching coaches, with Plushenko saying they have been working hard on Trusovas artistry the skaters weak area, which seriously affected her presentation score. The next finals are Fridays mens and womens snowboard halfpipe. 20th 2001 X Games Trusova went from 12th in the short program where she didnt complete a required combination to winning the free skate, showing the kind of mettle that she hopes will take her to next Februarys Beijing Winter Olympic Games. It was the Japan Open - a team show tournament in which the teams of Europe, America and Japan compete. Ive lived my whole life in Russia, and I still live here; who else am I inside, if not Russian? Interview with 2023 European champion Anastasiia Gubanova, The event will be no poorer because of Trusovas absence. Tatiana Tarasova about Alexandra Trusovas withdrawal from Russian GP Final, If now Russia was recognized in the world as a winning country, then the decisions of WADA and other organizations would be different. Zhulin about Valievas case being addressed to CAS, Evgenia Medvedeva: If Valieva wants and if her health allows, shell be able to skate at a really high level at a couple of Russian Nationals and win., All young athletes must be protected against doping. 21st 2002 X Games To sort out your own mistakes and correct them, and not blame other children, coaches, the federation and everyone in a row. The only thing, of course yesterday [after finishing] when I had no competition, I wanted to go out and go somewhere, but I couldn't. My great friend, with whom we have been touring together for more than 19 years, is now struggling with a serious illness. Trusova: I will try different approaches, different techniques, probably. Alexandra "Sasha" Vyacheslavovna Trusova ( ; born 23 June 2004) is a Russian figure skater, who currently holds the world record for the free skate (166.62 points). Well, just another reminder that the story isnt over. Gold 2011 X Games We worked a lot, and in the program now I like not only to jump, but also skating and spinning. On May 1, our contract ended, and by mutual desire of the two sides, we did not renew it. What did you learn about yourself? We have worked hard on step sequence, connections. You can share this story on social media: Subscribe to RT newsletter to get news highlights of the day right in your mailbox, Quad generation: 12yo Russian figure skating prodigy nails INSANE jump at training session (VIDEO), Zelensky adviser suggests possible retreat from key city, Russia calls for focus on alleged radioactive shipment to Ukraine, Beijing responds to FBIs Covid origin claim, G20 foreign ministers meeting likely to end in deadlock with the bodys relevance under threat, Seismologist behind Trkiye quake prediction issues new warning, Pentagon makes prediction on Ukraine conflict timeline, Belarus and China never intend to work against third nations Lukashenko, Ukraine warned it will have to pay for weapons. *Kostornaya, 17, contracted the virus and was forced to drop out of Decembers Russian Championships. *A soap operatic summer of coaching musical chairs sent Trusova and Kostornaya across Moscow to train with the Angels of Plushenko, a team headed by 2006 mens Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko. The top American men wereNick Baumgartner andSenna Leith, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals. We let Sasha go back and hope that all the promises given to her by the old-new school will be fulfilled in the future. READ MORE:'Complex & beautiful programs, not just jumps': Evgeni Plushenko sets out grand ambitions for new charge Alexandra Trusova. Kamila Valiyeva doping case heads to sports court In this sense, nothing has changed so far. AboutPressCopyrightContact. Plushenko's complaint, letters to Kostomarov and Gumennik's performance at the Philharmonic: what is being discussed in the world of figure skating, Doctors say its not COVID: what is known about the hospitalization of the Olympic champion in figure skating Kostomarov, You will find your way. Trusova: Yes, it was a very unusual world championship. It was a difficult season for all of us! I wont say which ones, the athlete said with a smile. Well, at the end of the column, I want to congratulate Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, who added personal silver to the team gold. Alexandra Trusova shared her memories of the tournament in Japan, where she performed four quads in one program for the first time . The complaint is scheduled to be considered in March. Shiffrin reciprocated the praise. Evgeni Plushenko is now officially her primary coach. I was informed in the new year, the teacher Elena Anatolyevna Fedorovskaya shared this idea. I also want to say something about him being an artist on ice. I finish earlier, because then I have school - I'm in the tenth grade. And then at the next Olympics they will definitely get into the top three. He was kind of lost, but now hes back on track. 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