Post by Admin on Dec 17, 2019 20:47:04 GMT
“With the words that will cut figure skating fans to the quick”
Channel One intrigued the whole evening. The monopolists of figure skating transmission on TV in Russia announced “Alina Zagitova’s sensational statement on Time programme” and drew the attention of those who love this sport and Alina, of course, again. “The Olympic champion is in our studio with the words that will cut figure skating fans to the quick,” the announcement read. In his introduction to the exclusive interview with the figure skater sitting in the studio, host Kirill Kleymenov inflated the degree of bombast to the max.
“Are you leaving the elite sport?” Kleymenov asked point-blank and got an answer:
“I am not going anywhere but I won’t be participating in the Championship of Russia. I want to explain that without selection [at the national championship] I don’t claim either the European Championship or the World Championship, I have always been selected through a competition.
I won’t compete next season but I will participate in many shows, I am still on the ice, I will train. I think it is even good, I will look for myself and learn new elements and new approaches.”
One should notice how Zagitova talked a week ago when she was explaining to Torino’s fans that she couldn’t be participating in the exhibition performances in the Grand Prix Final. Then Alina’s eyes were full of tears, she hardly could speak, and now there were hiccups only when she was choosing words. “I will participate in many shows (Tatiana Navka’s show in Russia was announced before New Year, then it is certainly known that there will be performances in Switzerland and Japan). It was written that the figure skater had a hip injury — so it can get worse only with harder training and competitions, it isn’t an obstacle to shows.
Channel One intrigued the whole evening. The monopolists of figure skating transmission on TV in Russia announced “Alina Zagitova’s sensational statement on Time programme” and drew the attention of those who love this sport and Alina, of course, again. “The Olympic champion is in our studio with the words that will cut figure skating fans to the quick,” the announcement read. In his introduction to the exclusive interview with the figure skater sitting in the studio, host Kirill Kleymenov inflated the degree of bombast to the max.
“Are you leaving the elite sport?” Kleymenov asked point-blank and got an answer:
“I am not going anywhere but I won’t be participating in the Championship of Russia. I want to explain that without selection [at the national championship] I don’t claim either the European Championship or the World Championship, I have always been selected through a competition.
I won’t compete next season but I will participate in many shows, I am still on the ice, I will train. I think it is even good, I will look for myself and learn new elements and new approaches.”
One should notice how Zagitova talked a week ago when she was explaining to Torino’s fans that she couldn’t be participating in the exhibition performances in the Grand Prix Final. Then Alina’s eyes were full of tears, she hardly could speak, and now there were hiccups only when she was choosing words. “I will participate in many shows (Tatiana Navka’s show in Russia was announced before New Year, then it is certainly known that there will be performances in Switzerland and Japan). It was written that the figure skater had a hip injury — so it can get worse only with harder training and competitions, it isn’t an obstacle to shows.