Russian figure skater, national champion among juniors – 2008 Katarina Gerboldt spoke about the results of the competition in women’s singles at the World Championships in Japan. At the tournament she realized that in the absence of the Russian athletes, she didn’t care much for him. At the same time, Gerboldt emphasized that the strongest figure skaters on the planet are Russians, and it is even more difficult to win the Russian championship than the world championship.
“I don’t follow World Cup events because I think they’re even more irrelevant to us because we’ve been disqualified and they don’t care about us. And there are always opponents for everyone. Even the most confident athlete can make mistakes. It’s clear that someone is stronger or weaker in terms of a number of factors, but the cleaner skater wins.The sport is unpredictable.
Our girls today – no matter how old they are, even at 19 – have won and will continue to do so. The competition in our country is the highest, and it is believed that winning the Russian championship is more difficult than the world championship, Gerboldt told socialbites.ca.
Mistress of the ice, Kaori Sakamoto, won the women’s singles event at the World Championships. Lee Ha In from South Korea took second place and Luna Hendrix from Belgium took third place. Russian athletes do not participate in competitions under the auspices of the International Skating Union (ISU) in the second year, due to the recommendation of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the federations to exclude Russians from tournaments.
Former Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova in an interview with a socialbites.ca correspondent shared feelings From the short men’s program at the World Championships in Saitama, Japan.