Not everything is in gold, but we glisten

Russian Figure Skating Council at the European Home Championship won medals in all types of program

If the March World Forum in the Olympic year is considered a tournament to some extent comforting, then the championship of the continent is a final test of strength and a general rehearsal before the main start of the four years. And for candidates for the national team, this is the last chance to prove their viability and jump into the white train to Pyeongchang.

The thing is that on the Che-2018 Russia received all 12 quotas, and at the games in Korea it is guaranteed 10 treasured “passes”: in the competitions of men and dancers, our country has the right to put only two participants. In addition, the ice leadership will still have to choose those lucky ones who will perform in a team tournament, where there is a chance to ozol to ozolly, as in Sochi-2014 ... The president of the National Figure Skating Federation Alexander Gorshkov filed the situation: “The FFRA executive committee approved the composition of the expert group, which included our best specialists. It is this advice after the Moscow festival that will determine the final list of the national team. ” Who will decide the fate of the applicants, the boss did not specify. But it became clear: even leaders to roll programs in Light mode is not worth it ...

Moreover, the metropolitan audience, who missed the “curly” Eurobattlam, from Wednesday to Sunday, regardless of a snowstorm and expensive tickets, filled the “megassport” for evening sessions in fact under the eyeballs and wanted a holiday here and now. “In 1965, I managed to get to the Palace of Sports“ Luzhniki ”, and I live on how to won Lyudmila Belousov and Oleg Protopopov. And today, here is the granddaughter. Although a little expensive: 2000 thousand had to tear off from a pension, ”Vera Mikhailovna shared with me, whom I met at the opening ceremony, where Evgeny Plushenko presented the people of his son Alexander (no one, however, understood why). “And be sure to write that the prices for souvenirs are frantic: well, who can buy a hat with the emblem of the tournament for 1,500 targets and a jacket - for 3000?” - the pensioner asked me to learn that I am a journalist.

It is funny that you were the most affordable commemorative gifts from the championship, you won’t believe it, badges with the image of V. Putin. It cost 200 rubles.

But there was no special demand for round -handed “skater”, capable of famously “tie skates” to anyone, even among foreign fans. “The shawarma of 250 RE and 150 muffins in the buffet is opposite and they are better disassembled ...” - the sad seller admitted. “In March, everything will change ...” - I tried to calm him down.

... But much stronger than food prices and various souvenirs of fans were surprised by the short “plays” of two Russian couples. And Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov and their senior comrades, Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov, who picked up the “frustrated disease”, forced the strict curator Nina Moser to sigh from the side, and the legendary Irina Rodnina - in the stands. Europe seemed to receive new triumphs. From France. However, the “red -hairs”, which are distinguished by iron will and character, in the arbitrary duel Vaness James and Morgan Sipre went around, retaining the honorary title and proving that they are our main hope for the nearest cycle. "Why did you cry after the rental?" -Two-time champion at a press conference asked. “It's just with joy ...” - the modest Eugene smiled.

Ksenia with Fedor, who honestly remained dissatisfied with the number of mistakes made in their “Carmen”, was comforted by silver. But, the heart, a beautiful pair, which has long lost confidence in his own abilities, in Pyeongchang, the medals do not shine. The fragile Natalya Zabiyako with the powerful Alexander Enbert, who dreams, according to them, “go down in the history of paired skiing,” are not yet ready for great feats. Nevertheless, the lyrical guys who formed the tandem two years ago coped with excitement and, having been ahead of the sharply blowing French by 0.01 (!) A point, won bronze. And in my opinion, in my opinion, they are obliged to get into the Olympic clip.

The sensation with a plus sign happened in male disassembly. No, the Spaniard Javier Fernandez, playing on the eve of the responsible start of football at the rink near the mausoleum, for the sixth time in a row, without problems, tried the crown of the best virtuoso of the Old World. But the feat from Dmitry Aliyev, the bronze medalist of the internal championship, did not expect. But the original and emotional 18-year-old guy from Ukhta, who had just moved to adult ice, boldly and boldly went to storm and climbed the silver step, which would surely increase his chances of the Korean adventure. Since his competitor and friend Alexander Samarin, without showing anything outstanding, closed the six of the strongest. Mikhail Kolyada, who recently noticed that he was feeling the leader of the male skiing of Russia, lost a sense of balance in both programs and in some places did not switch the planned number of revolutions. To the pedestal, of course, he slipped and fermented, as in Ostrava, but with such “holey” lutts and sheepskin coats, the student of Valentina Chebotareva to fight monsters from Japan and America is absolutely unrealistic.

In dancing, we have long been dancing around the brilliant French. Our veterans, Ekaterina Bobrov and Dmitry Soloviev, gathering for their third Olympics, rocker, as usual, from the heart and, gaining a decent amount of points, earned appliance of the public. But it is worth admitting: silver is their ceiling, above which it is unlikely to jump. And even Dmitry Solovyov’s entry into motion Putin Team will not help the duet to make a gallop in an old age. But Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin is still ahead. And not because Ivan is the son of an Olympic champion, but because a couple who is not afraid to experiment has his own style, branded “chips” and a great desire to win. The judges who often turned off the talented guys from the struggle in previous tournaments, this time appreciated the “dreams of love”, putting bronze in their pens.

But the most beautiful pens, whoever says, from our fairies, turning, according to experts, sport into art. By the way, the main dessert in the “menu” of the Che-2018 was the first international fight of the Golden Princess Grand Princess, 2017 Alina Zagitova and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva, who missed a couple of important starts from behind a stress fracture. And in a short performance, the 15-year-old debutant Korolev and the owner of all planetary records elegantly jumped by almost two points. "Will Alinochka really rise to the throne?" - Fans who bought all magnets with the image of the Izhevsk tigress ... wondered after the rental ...

PS

When the number turned up, it became known that Alina Zagitova became the European champion.