Russian skater Kamila Valieva, Olympic champion in team competitions, spoke about her coach Eteri Tutberidze. In an interview with the publication woman shot He listed the qualities of a mentor he would like to have.
“You can learn about Eteri Georgievna’s perseverance and self-confidence. He knows how to approach a situation calmly. These are the qualities I want to have because sometimes I perceive everything very emotionally. Eteri Georgievna and her entire team are the people who took me to the top. Without them, perhaps Kamila Valieva would not be the athlete I am. So thank you very much to them!” – said Valieva.
Valieva finished third at the Russian Championships held last week. In the free program, a figure skater fell out of a quad sheepskin coat. Another student of Tutberidze, Adelia Petrosyan, won the tournament. Second place went to Evgeni Plushenko’s student, Sofia Muravyova. After the short program, Valieva took the lead, almost three points ahead of Petrosyan.
In the 2023/24 season, Valieva took first place at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Moscow and fourth at the Kazan stage.
Valieva became the 2022 European champion and the 2022 Olympic champion in the team tournament. She was also involved in a doping scandal after it was learned that her sample tested positive for a banned drug during the Beijing Olympics.
Previously Valieva explainedWhy does he continue his career?