Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “The greatest pleasure I get is from finally being able to arrange each day for myself. I might think about coming back, but for now, I’m busy with other things, and it’s awesome!”
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva about taking a break from her sports career.
original source: YaPokupau dd. 11th October 2024
“Q: You’ve taken a break from your sports career. What do you now have time for and what do you enjoy?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I get enough sports thrill from shows, especially during the first two premieres, and it’s very exciting. It might not be exactly like at competitions, but the emotions are overwhelming, and that’s the main thing.
The greatest pleasure I get is from finally being able to arrange each day for myself. Not waking up early in the morning for training, but planning weekends and big trips! Travels always replenish my energy, and I live for them.
Also, coaching charges me up and motivates me a lot. I really like it at this stage. I might think about coming back, but for now, I’m busy with other things, and it’s awesome!
Q: What’s the hardest thing in professional sports?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: It’s tough at first: you have to give up many pleasures. While everyone else was hanging out with friends and eating various “unhealthy” foods (especially during adolescence), I was endlessly training. Figure skating occupied a large part of my life.
Now I can walk as much as I want, spend time how I want, and I have a wonderful group of friends.
Q: But it’s all worth it! What does this big sport teach?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: It teaches resilience, patience, humility, and perseverance. Useful skills.
Q: Who decides what the costume for a show or competition will look like? Can you name your top-3 favorite looks?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: The final decision is always up to me, and it’s important to me that it’s comfortable and looks good. Among my favorites, I’d mention the oriental outfit for the free program of 2021-2022, a black set consisting of a skirt, top, and mesh for the program to Billie Eilish’s song “Lovely”, and the third… Oh, I recently got a laced black dress made for a new show. You’ll see it soon!
Q: Besides coaching, you’re also hosting a TV show now. What has been the most unexpected and important thing for you in the Off Ice Show?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I found out that being an interviewer is much more difficult than being interviewed.
Q: Your favorite exercises, type of training? Do you do anything at home for yourself?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: When I have time, I do yoga. Haven’t gotten to dancing yet, but the desire is there.
Q: You experiment with your appearance: sometimes blonde, sometimes brunette, try different makeup. Where do you find inspiration?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I’m still finding myself. It’s not that I specifically look for an example among celebrities or come to the stylist with a ready-made picture. I come to the salon and ask for something to be changed, pretty abstractly. But I have a wonderful stylist, a creator! Usually, she guesses my mood and does exactly what I want, but couldn’t articulate.
Q: Tell us how you take care of your skin? Do you have favorite brands and products that you regularly use? What cosmetics do you always carry in your bag?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I love different cosmetics. But one of my favorite products is Kiehls ultra facial cream. I also value Shiseido serum and Cle de peau night cream. My skincare routine is quite simple. Maybe once, twice a year max, I visit a cosmetologist. And in my bag, there’s always hand cream and a lip pencil plus a hydrating lipstick.
Q: What style of clothes do you choose for everyday wear?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I love denim! Jeans, a t-shirt, and some cool shoes – those are my favorites. My favorite season is coming – autumn. I love it (and spring) for cool trench coats and leather jackets.
I adore platform shoes and various accessories: gold and silver chains, belts. Just need to learn how to combine them all (laughs).
Q: Imagine you have an important meeting, but only 10 minutes to get ready – what will you do?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: I would wear a t-shirt, blazer, jeans/trousers, and heels.
Q: What phrase do you use to support yourself when things are really bad and something’s not working?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: Everything that happens, happens for the best. And a bad experience is much more important than a good one if you think it through and draw conclusions.
Q: Your way to feel happy?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: Go for a walk in a beautiful park in St. Petersburg. To have good company and warm weather.
Q: What is love for you? Are you in love right now?
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: When you wake up in the morning, look at the person next to you, and smile. Just lie there, watch them, and feel completely comfortable, calm, and safe. That’s such an expression of love.”
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