Alexander Zhulin: “It’s hard to accept that Liu is an Olympic champion, but Valieva is not.”
Alexander Zhulin stated that he cannot call Alysa Liu the strongest figure skater in the world.
original source: Sovetskii Sport
Alexander Zhulin commented on Alysa Liu’s Olympic victories, expressing difficulty accepting that Liu is Olympic champion while Kamila Valieva is not, and stating that he does not consider Liu the world’s strongest skater. Here’s a translation of his comments.
“No one is saying Alysa Liu’s gold is undeserved. She won it in fair competition, showing a good level of preparation. No one disputes that – well done.
But I just can’t bring myself to call her the strongest figure skater on the planet. There’s too much of a drop in scores and technical elements compared to the previous Games, where our skaters dominated.
Valieva, for example, is head and shoulders above Liu – she can do everything on the ice. Kamila’s talent is limitless, and I really hope it will be properly recognized in the future. It’s hard to accept that Liu is an Olympic champion, but Valieva is not,” Zhulin said.
Related topics: Alexander Zhulin, Alysa Liu, Kamila Valieva, Olympic Games
hes an idiot in 2022 valieva fell twice in the free skate had she won the free she would have come first but of course the gold would have been taken away for the doping; hes short fat ugly and an idiot
And if skaters competed against what their opponents can do on paper, he might have a point. Alas, it’s about what everyone brings to the ice on the night of the competition, not what they can do in practice. Even the “head and shoulders above” the rest skater can falter, see Ilia.
It is not acceptable to do dopping.
I don’t understand why Mr. Zhulin compared Alysa Liu to Kamila Valieva. Kamila didn’t win 2022 Olympics because she fell many times during her free program; nobody robbed the gold medal from her. Even if Kamila was not banned from four year competition, I still don’t think her current shape is as good as four years ago.