In the arrival hall of the Lena and her coach Goncharenko Innu had to wait a very long time: the delivery of luggage was delayed, and when they finally came out of the trouble they had to face.
- Lena after the short program at "Skate America" you are second to Lisa Tuktamysheva, and before any when everything had to decide, suddenly calmed down. How come you were so calm?
- I can not say exactly how it is ... Most do not even come and gone. It took the state with which I could not cope. And I calmed down. Basically, I originally wanted to just have a good skate, skate clean, and the places I had not thought of that.
- Your story last year, too, began to "Skate America", but then you lost Mao Asada and Ashley Wagner ...
- No, not exactly - says Inna Germanovna. - And last year Lena has not lost Mao Asada, and above all chic debuted at "Skate America". As a debutante, the youngest participant, she immediately broke into the top three, and was not at the same time, as you might guess, is as renowned as her rival. America for us was a good start, so successful. And we went there again with pleasure, and hopefully this time to perform well. However, the schedule was not very comfortable. Initially two "empty" days in a row. And on the third day of acclimatization occurs, so we ran a day short program with not very good health. And we succeeded in arbitrary already overcome it all and show what we can!
- Lena, you ride under serious music by Rachmaninov. Did not want to prolong your childhood, avoiding serious topics?
- No, I express what I feel is my protest against the war, I want the war finally ended, so all in all it was good ...
- Did you take to heart the war in the Ukraine? Do you have relatives there?
- It is, rather, in a global sense.
- Lena, that's what you used to write poems, and then somehow dropped.
- Just no. But read very much. Now I read "Nedorosl" by Fonvizin.
- But the inspiration and the desire to write something most did not return after winning "Skate America"?
- Yes, I still have not had time to go back home! Such a heavy flight ... Do not those conditions that "inspiration."
- You were inundated with soft toys, something had to be left in the room, or all fit in a suitcase?
- All take home with them, but really they are not yet considered. My hand was raised to at least one of these toys to throw. Generally speaking, no, there's a very pretty big bear, I well remember it!
- Somehow felt the audience's reaction? You beat the US champion at her home rink in Chicago.
- I have not noticed some negative, I took the heat, not worse, than Gracie Gold. Although, in theory, it is normal that more everywhere love their skaters exception in this regard - only Japan. I've got a very organized fan such wonderful gifts I get from them: they embroider cushions for me. And hooks, and a cross, and the dolls are doing in my costumes. Especially a lot of them in a suit "Zombie", in honor of my last year's show, very much liked by the Japanese, and I myself, too, loved this program.
- About the places you do not want to think, but the seats in the national team only three, and girls who want to take them, and with the full right to that - here is easy to lose count. How can you really not think about it?
- Lena, I think, not necessarily to think about such things - logical reasoning Inna Goncharenko. - This should be thinking rather coach. And of course, I think. And athletes are very superstitious, you know .... Therefore, such questions are reluctant to respond.
"Oh no, why - objection Lena. - Competition is enormous, but it does not scare me. It should just work. "
- A personal relationships all affect? Here Lisa Tuktamysheva example, found the strength to congratulate you?
- Yes, she congratulated me. We normally deal with Lisa.
- But probably difficult in such situations to be friends?
- I have no friends in skating.
- It is not possible?
- I do not know, I'm with many of the girls with whom we skate together, or stand, a good relationship, but friends do not come so easily. And they are tested by time.
- Did you read the interview with Ilya Averbuch, in which he says that this season, in his opinion, should be the season Elena Radionova?
- Not yet, not read. But I am determined to fight with everyone. Yes, and Julia Lipnitskaya, and Adelina Sotnikova. And Lisa Tuktamysheva. If there was no competition, then there would be no sports, no?