Chikmaryova and Yanchenkov: The Only Praise We Can Give Ourselves is for Competing

Russian figure skaters Ekaterina Chikmaryova and Matvey Yantchenkoy shared their thoughts on their performance at the Grand Prix stage in Krasnoyarsk. The duo finished in third place with a total score of 131.38 points.

Yantchenkoy: We didn’t perform well in both programs. The jumps were okay, but we struggled with the twizzle in the short program and the lift in the free skate.

Chikmaryova: We could have executed more stable elements. It’s frustrating to make such silly mistakes.

Yantchenkoy: It’s harder to prepare and compete after a break, but we’re hoping to find our rhythm and deliver clean performances.

Chikmaryova: We can give ourselves credit for showing up and performing; that’s about it.

Yantchenkoy: It’s tough to pinpoint something positive, but we’ll find it and move forward, — conveyed the words of the skaters by “Championat” correspondent Mara Kravchenko.