MOSCOW, January 15, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Coach of two-time European champions, defending champions of the world in ice dancing Victoria Sinitsina/Nikita Katsalapov Alexander Zhulin said that not everything is so simple in figure skating, talking about a small lead in points from compatriots Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin after the rhythm dance. On Saturday, Zhulin's skaters for the second time in a row became European champions. After the rhythm dance, they were almost one and a half points ahead of their compatriots Alexander Stepanova and Ivan Bukin, who eventually won silver. «It's not so simple in this life,» Zhulin answered the question if Stepanova/Bukin's slight lag after the rhythm dance was alarming. — I was pleased with five «tens» (in the assessment for the components) in the free dance. The free dance has been ready for us for a long time, the main thing is that the guys are ready to skate it. Today everything was fine. We will not change anything, only improve. «At the European Championship Sinitsina/Katsalapov only for the third time in the season showed a free dance to music from the Second Concerto of Sergei Rachmaninov. Twice the duet was withdrawn from the competition after the rhythm dance due to the exacerbation of a partner's back injury.
