Aertemyeva and Bryukhanov Reflect on Their Short Program at the 2026 Russian Championships After Missing a Season

The Russian sports pair, **[Yulia Artemyeva](https://www.example.com/tags/31977-yuliya-artemeva/)** and **Alexey Bryukhanov**, shared their thoughts on their short program performance at the 2026 Russian Championship held in Saint Petersburg, where they received a score of 68.90 points.

**Artemyeva**: I’m pleased that I finally landed the salchow in the short program; it hadn’t gone well for me in the last three competitions. I felt I could have done more in the free skate as well. We prepared for this event calmly, without putting too much pressure on ourselves. We went into the competition feeling relaxed instead of anxious.

**Bryukhanov**: We’re happy with our performance; everything went well. We did lose a bit of level on some of the easier elements, but overall there’s nothing to complain about. What happened during the step sequence? I arrived slightly ahead of the music; I wanted to execute a stretched movement to fill the music, but I ended up stumbling just a bit, — shared Artemyeva and Bryukhanov’s thoughts through correspondent Anastasia Matrosova from «Championat.»