Adelia Petrosian: “Tutberidze told me “You’re too fixated on quad, let it go. You know, victory isn’t in the toe loop, but in the program. I’m not talking about quads anymore.”
Adelia Petrosian: I’m Not Talking About Quads Anymore
original source: TASS / Sport24
Adelia Petrosian, after winning the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow, reflected on her quad jump struggles, emphasizing her focus on overall performance and coach feedback rather than just technical elements. Here’s a translation of her comments.
Adelia Petrosian stated that she doesn’t want to discuss quad jumps before the free program at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Moscow.
“I already talked about it in Magnitogorsk, and they didn’t work out. So I’m not talking about quads anymore,” Petrosian said.
“I was very nervous before the warm-up, a little scared. Apparently, memories of Magnitogorsk came flooding back. But I went out and warmed up well, felt my legs, heard the support from the audience, and calmed down, skating with more confidence.
Absolute calm and a joyful state after the skate (in the short program), because everything went quite well. Eteri Georgievna [Tutberidze] said ‘well done,’ Daniil Markovich [Gleikhengauz] said ‘well done,’ everyone together said ‘good job.’ So I think it was a pretty good skate.
Eteri Georgievna said she paid the most attention to the twizzle, which I messed up in Magnitogorsk. And it worked out. It’s always good when you see that the work paid off and the scores improve. But I focus more on the comments from coaches, specialists, and my own feelings,” the skater added.
Petrosian also commented on her victory at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Moscow. In the free program, she fell on the quad toe loop.
“It’s disappointing about the toe loop, because it was ready. But the rest of the program was better than at the first Grand Prix. I just need to keep working and getting in shape. What was missing in the skate? Probably a certain relaxation before the jump. I tensed up and kept thinking about how I wanted to jump it. I don’t know how to approach it without thinking about wanting to land it. I need to train so it becomes automatic.”
“Of course, when there’s a mistake in the program—a fall and an uncompleted element… But I want to praise myself for two solid skates. I skated better, breathing was easier. So I just need to keep working calmly,” she added.
Coach Eteri Tutberidze told Adelia Petrosian after her fall on the quad toe loop that the skater was too focused on that jump.
Today, Petrosian won the Russian Grand Prix stage in Moscow. In the free program, she fell on the quad but performed all remaining elements cleanly.
“Well, the toe loop didn’t work out. You’re too fixated on it, let it go. Of course, the skate was better than in Magnitogorsk. You know, victory isn’t in the toe loop, but in the program,” Tutberidze told Petrosian on Channel One.
Related topics: Adeliia Petrosian, Eteri Tutberidze
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