Italian ice dancing champion Matilda Ciccia commented on the free program of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Grand Prix in Sochi. Her words are quoted by InoProSport.
According to her, Valieva is a great skater, she has perfect control of herself, technical potential, excellent in components, rotations and perfect in all jumps. However, the downside to her free program is the interpretation of the music. “Ravel’s Bolero loses a lot in singles,” Ciccia said.
The former skater noted that in single skating, skaters are more worried about the technique of performing the elements. But, in her opinion, performing under the “Bolero”, the athlete should interpret it and give the same emotions as the music.
“The Bolero helped her to attract the attention of the public and the judges,” – this is how Chiccia appreciated the choice of Ravel’s music for the free program of the record-breaking figure skater. At the same time, Ciccia emphasized that Camila is a wonderful skater, she jumps well, she is elegant and beautiful.
Valieva won the Russian Grand Prix and qualified for the series finals. In Sochi, Kamila broke the world record in the short program (87.42), which previously belonged to Alena Kostornaya (85.45). For the free program, the skater received 185.29 points, and the final amount of Valieva – 272.71 points, which is also a world record.
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