Silver medalist of the Pyeongchang Olympic Games – Alexander Enbert in figure skating 2018 Interview with socialbites.ca He answered a question about the generational change in Russian men’s singles skating.
At the national championship in December 2023, Evgeniy Semenenko became the champion (294.75 points), Vladislav Dikidzhi won silver (293.74) and Pyotr Gumennik bronze (292.42). At the same time, Mark Kondratyuk, one of the strongest skaters of recent years, ranked tenth. In addition, older and experienced athletes Dmitry Aliev and Alexander Samarin could not make it to the podium.
“Semenenko, Dikidzhi and Gumennik really looked stronger than the others at the Russian Championships,” said Enbert. “But of course, there are other valuable athletes who can be on the podium in men’s singles. For example, Dmitry Aliev was skating well, Makar Ignatov was not bad, Roman Savosin pleased us with his clean programs throughout the season. It is difficult to say that a new undisputed leader trio has emerged.
The generational change is probably happening slowly, but I cannot say that there is a turning point in this regard. Someone always grows up and imposes the fight, but there are also experienced athletes who can win due to their skating skills or more experience.
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