Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova commented on the results of the short program for women at the Italian Grand Prix in Turin. Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
The specialist called the end of the world, the fact that for the first time in two years Russian figure skaters were defeated following the results of this part of the performance. She drew attention to the fact that the leading Belgian Luna Hendrix had not previously taken high places in major competitions. “Anya [Щербакова], unfortunately, did not make a pure cascade. Maya [Хромых] I was very good, ”Tarasova appreciated the performances of the Russians.
For the first time in two years, Russian figure skaters lost in a short program to a representative of another country. Leading Hendrix scored 73.52 points. Khromykh ranks second with 72.04 points. Shcherbakova, who made a double toe loop instead of the declared triple rittberger in the cascade, is in third place with 71.73 points.
The last time before that, the Russians lost in the short program at the Skate Canada-2019 Grand Prix stage, where Alexandra Trusova became the third, and the Japanese woman Rika Kihira was in the lead. Subsequently, Trusova won the stage.
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