Evgenia Medvedeva: “Petrosian and her coaching team are going all-in because there’s no other choice. You either skate with a full set of quadruple jumps or you don’t expect to win medals.”
Medvedeva: Petrosian and her coaches are going all-in because there’s no other option.
original source: Sports
In a discussion on the show “Katok,” Russian figure skating experts analyzed Adeliia Petrosian’s Olympic prospects, noting her team’s high-risk strategy and comparing her readiness to Petr Gumennik. Here’s a translation.
Evgenia Medvedeva: We all understand that the Olympics will be her first major international competition. There are clear favorites: three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto, who is aiming for the top medal, and reigning world champion Alysa Liu. Adelia is coming in with similar technical content – so the girls will get higher scores.
She and her coaching team are going all-in because there’s no other choice. You either skate with a full set of quadruple jumps – there’s simply no way not to give you high scores – or you skate and don’t expect to win medals.
Anastasiia Skoptsova: In my opinion, Adeliia is very well prepared, as was evident in the short program. Her spin speed there were no spins like that at the Olympic selection, no such step sequences, and her triple axel was excellent.
Naguchev: Who is better prepared for the Olympics, Petya or Adeliia?
Evgenia Medvedeva: Petya.
Anastasia Skoptsova: Mentally, Petya is better prepared. But physically, in terms of technical content compared to the rest of the world, Adeliia is stronger. If she performs the content she declared at the Russian Nationals at the Olympics, she will have no competitors. If Petya performs his declared content, he still won’t be better than Malinin.
Evgenia Medvedeva: No one expects Olympic gold from Petya Gumennik. But everyone expects it from Adeliia.
Alexei Yagudin: Yes, everyone is so used to Eteri Tutberidze’s students – her skaters have won the Russian Nationals eleven times and have consistently won at the Olympics.
Related topics: Adeliia Petrosian, Alexei Yagudin, Anastasia Skoptcova Kirill Aleshin, Evgenia Medvedeva, Olympic Games, Petr Gumennik
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