Anastasia Mishina: “It’s clear that our current content may not be enough for the next Olympic cycle, so we’re going to seriously consider increasing the difficulty – especially with jumps.”

Anastasia Mishina, who competes in pairs with Aleksandr Galliamov, spoke about the possibility of participating in the 2030 Olympics.

original source: RT

Anastasia Mishina stated that she and Aleksandr Galliamov are not planning to stop skating and are considering the possibility of competing at the 2030 Olympics, though they are taking things step by step. Here’s a translation of her comments.

“Q: In some sense, the Russian Nationals marked the end of the Olympic quadrennium, even though Russian athletes did not participate in international events. Have you and Galliamov decided whether you want to continue skating for another four years? I ask because I know you also have big changes planned in your personal life.

Anastasia Mishina: If Sasha and I had the opportunity to go to the Olympics in Milan, I would agree with your words about four years. But since that didn’t happen, you could say that a new Olympic cycle started for us a year earlier – if we’re aiming for the 2030 Games.

Q: Are you aiming for them?

Anastasia Mishina: It’s a bit difficult to answer that right now. First, Russian athletes haven’t really been reinstated anywhere yet. Second, four years is a very long time. Of course, we hope everything will be fine and that we’ll still be able to maintain a high level. We’re not planning to stop skating, but I’m more of a supporter of making less global plans – taking things step by step.

Q: After the Russian Nationals, I heard the opinion that it was more important than ever for the leaders to keep their champion status, since returning to the international level will start with minimal quotas for our skaters. Did you think about that before the competition?

Anastasia Mishina: Honestly? No. I think if we’re allowed to compete internationally next season, it will most likely be at ISU Grand Prix events. That means several pairs and singles skaters will be able to participate. So, in any case, we need to be among them.”

Anastasia Mishina shared that she and Aleksandr Galliamov plan to increase the difficulty of their program content, focusing on more complex jumps and possibly training a quad throw.

“Q: Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii have firmly mastered the quad throw, which has become a signature element of their program. How do you plan to respond?

Anastasia Mishina: It’s clear that our current content may not be enough for the next Olympic cycle, so now that all of Sasha’s injury issues have been resolved, we’re going to seriously consider increasing the difficulty – especially with jumps.

In training, we’ve already tried the triple lutz, and it’s been going quite well; we just need to work on it more, as well as on the throws. I’d like to try training a quad throw. I’m not ready to promise that we’ll master this element right away, but it’s definitely not our only option for increasing the value of our content.”

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