Silver medalist of the Pyeongchang Olympic Games – Alexander Enbert in figure skating 2018 Interview with socialbites.ca He appreciated the new short program of Alena Kostornaya and Georgy Kunitsa in the form of angels to Max Richter’s composition “Departure”.
The couple changed their schedule ahead of the Russian Championship in December 2022 and finished ninth in the tournament, scoring 200.15 points. Previously, the composition “Take Off” was known in the figure skating world thanks to Kostornaya’s program, in which she still performs on one skate. Kostornaya broke the world record in short program scores with this angel-shaped music.
“I don’t think they were negatively affected by the change in the schedule,” Enbert said. “It seems to me that this should have given the kids more confidence.” Of course, it is difficult to change the schedule a month before the Russian Championship: there was little time to practice. Considering that the pair was still completely new, this was a very risky maneuver. These are very risky guys.
However, I was interested to see the duo’s interpretation of Alena’s famous program. This is the iconic composition that many people associate with his skating: light, airy, incredible, catchy.
This is seen in a new way in pair skating. This music evoked pleasant nostalgic emotions, but the lack of time did not allow us to finish everything to the end and present the program as they wanted. “Maybe in the second half of the season we will see a proven program and that will cause even more emotion.”
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