“For me, it was revenge. It’s the best dishes you can serve.” Tutberidze on Shcherbakova’s victories over Kostornaia and Trusova
Translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment about Anna Shcherbakova’s victory over Trusova and Kostornaia.
original source: Comment Show youtube channel
Here’s a translation of Eteri Tutberidze’s comment described Shcherbakova’s victory over Kostornaia and Trusova as “revenge” made in a interview with Leonid Slutsky.
“Q: For me, it was an incredible story: a trio that, as it seemed to me at the time, was preparing for the Olympics – Kostornaia, Shcherbakova, Trusova. They finish the season: Kostornaia wins everything, Trusova jumps everything possible. And then two of the three leave.
Eteri Tutberidze: Moreover, I was already thinking about who would skate the short program if they were on the Olympic team. I knew that Kostornaia would skate the short program because she has a triple axel, which makes her skating a bit different from the others.
Q: It was such a nerve-wracking experience for you – a challenge, a season that becomes Shcherbakova’s season. She wins everything, surpasses both Kostornaia and Trusova, something she hadn’t done in the senior level before. The other two come back a year later, realizing that they might not just win anything at the Olympics…
Eteri Tutberidze: Wait, by this time, Valieva is starting to emerge.
Q: Of course! There’s always someone emerging in your field.
Eteri Tutberidze: Well, not always.
Q: Even now, you have Bazyluk emerging in a way that’s surprising. How can this happen when they criticize? With one person, they perform this way, become superstars, and fall apart a year later, while the one who stays with the Tutberidze coaching staff gets better. Moreover, she later wins the Olympics. I understand that Valieva’s story is unique, but still. Did you celebrate inside?
Eteri Tutberidze: Oh no, well, you don’t celebrate anything.
Q: I can’t believe that you weren’t upset. And when Shcherbakova defeated Kostornaia and Trusova, when they were with Plushenko, it was something special.
Eteri Tutberidze: For me, it was revenge. It’s the best dishes you can serve,” said Eteri Tutberidze on “Komment.Trener” with Leonid Slutsky.”
Related topics: Alena Kostornaia, Alexandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova, Eteri Tutberidze
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