The first Russian women’s singles world champion Maria Butyrskaya, in a conversation with NEWS.ru, commented on the news that Russian figure skater Alyona Kostornaya had changed the two programs ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix stage. Butyrskaya believes that such a decision was not accidental.
Maybe the programs just didn’t match, I didn’t like something. Of course, it won’t be easy to start two programs. Although, given the number of times Tutberidze skaters roll numbers in practice, there is a chance they will be on time. Fortunately, the Olympic Games are not tomorrow. The situation would be more critical if the schedules were changed before the Russian championship. Moreover, arbitrariness, as I understand it, is not entirely new., – said Butyrskaya in a conversation with NEWS.ru.
Butyrskaya also answered the question of whether the transition to modern composition will be a problem. In the free skate, Kostornaya will skate ahead of Billie Eilish Lovely.
Alena can skate absolutely anything. If they picked Billie Eilish, then she’s doing great. This program, perhaps, is better for Alyona, reveals her more. You can’t skate only classics all the time. You have to test yourself in different directions. Even I know Billie Eilish. I myself like this performer very much, – added Butyrskaya.
Kostornaya’s new short program will be the composition of New York, New York by Frank Sinatra, and the free program of Lovely performed by Billie Eilish. Previously, the athlete skated in the Beth Hart I Am The One blues shorts and in the free – “Winter” by Antonio Vivaldi.
Earlier it was reported that Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova performed at the United States Grand Prix (Skate America) in Las Vegas with a broken foot.
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