Eteri Tutberidze: “Trusova believed it didn’t matter how was her SP, If she did her FP, she would be an Olympic champion. And then in the locker room, she was throwing her skates at me.”
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Alexandra Trusova’s reaction to winning silver at the 2022 Olympics.
original source: Comment Show Youtube Channel
Here’s a translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Alexandra Trusova’s reaction at the 2022 Olympics, value of the quads and details of Alexandra Trusova’s departure from her group made in a interview with Leonid Slutsky.
“Eteri Tutberidze: She had an idea fixed in her mind – that if she put together her free program, she would win for sure.
Q: Even after the short program?
Eteri Tutberidze: Yes. She believed that she should bring in +20 points and that’s it. Perhaps the athlete doesn’t realize that there were some step-outs and level issues. It all adds up, and every little detail matters.
Plus, the reduced value of quads. Doing quads doesn’t earn them as many points as they would like. I disagree with lowering the value of quads. I believe the quad lutz should be worth much more than it currently is.
For Sasha Trusova at the Grand Prix, where she placed second, Kostornaia was in first. She earned 0.19 for her second fallen quad lutz. Seriously?
What’s that all about? I’m sorry, but I can just skate beautifully, get a component score from each judge for 0.25, skip a jump, take a break, and do a beautiful spin for the judges. I would earn more than for a quad Lutz. Yes, I fell, but it was a quad lutz. Have you lost your minds? What are these values?
I showed this to Alexander Rafailovich Lakernik, “How is this possible?” But they came up with such things that if the skater goes into a repetition (without doing a combination), and this goes into repetition with a fall, it results in a reduced value. I’m sorry, but I disagree; they need to reconsider it. What’s the point of pushing yourself so hard if it’s worth nothing?
So, whether I’m a coach or not, I disagreed with her second place at the Grand Prix Final because it should have been first place. I showed it, I argued, I tried to explain, “It can’t be worth 0.19. It can’t.”
Q: She fantasized about getting +20 points and didn’t achieve it.
Eteri Tutberidze: And she didn’t get them. She believed it didn’t matter how her short program went. If she performed like that, she would be an Olympic champion. That’s probably why she had such a reaction. That’s Sasha.
She pushed me around there and pushed me. And then in the locker room, she would throw her skates at me, which she was taking off, and I would dodge them. That’s Sasha.” – said Eteri Tutberidze in the “Comment.Show” broadcast with Leonid Slutsky.
Eteri Tutberidze also revealed the details of Alexandra Trusova’s departure from her group.
In May 2020, Trusova left Tutberidze’s group to join Evgeni Plushenko. A year later, in May 2021, the skater returned.
“Q: What happened when she was leaving?
Eteri Tutberidze: Sasha came in, as usual, with that guilty look and said she was tired of everything and needed a change of environment. So, we got on your nerves? Well, yes.
Q: When she was returning, did you ask if she missed it?
Eteri Tutberidze: I already realized at the World Championships that she would come back. You see when a person doesn’t avoid your gaze but seeks it. She was already looking for that look.
She behaved very poorly towards her coach because she was running away from him.
She warmed up herself, went out on the ice herself, didn’t even approach him. It wasn’t pretty, but everything was clear. I understood that there was some conflict between them.”
Related topics: Alexandra Trusova, Eteri Tutberidze, Evgeni Plushenko
Kamila was at the jumps on her level. And She was much much better in other abilities. This Trussova must have known and seen every day long. There is one question: Why could Trussova be so convinced, that she could or would win? What does make her so sure? If it had gone normally – Kamila would have been the winner.
The little Sherbakowa – this girl was surprised of her gold medal- but ist was very well deserved. …..Qustions about questions