Two-time Olympic champion in figure skating Evgeni Plushenko praised the performance of Russian Alexandra Trusova in the short program at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. It is reported by “Sport-Express”.
The specialist criticized the athlete for the fact that she decided to include a triple axel that was not 100 percent worked out in the program. “Yes, in training she is able to jump clean even three axels in a row! And then in one direction, then in the other. But in competitions – breakdown after breakdown. How much can you step on this rake ?! Plushenko said.
He called the cause of the errors the pre-launch excitement, which the athlete cannot cope with. “I hoped that at the main start he would be able to overcome himself, skate the program cleanly. Alas,” Plushenko added.
At the Beijing Games, Trusova fell on the triple axel in the short program. For hire, she received 74.60 points and is in fourth place. From May 2020 to May 2021, the Russian woman trained under the guidance of Plushenko.
Source: Lenta
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