Boris KhodorovskyAll materialsThe ending of the European Championship in Tallinn was a success. True, those who expected to see a figure skater not from Khrustalny and not even from Russia were disappointed. It remains only to question the competence of foreign experts and Russian figure skating fans listening to them, who made such a conclusion after the second place of the Belgian Luna Hendrix in the short program. When the rules forbid quadruple jumps, and Alexandra Trusova, who risked the triple axel, did not cope with it, such sensations are possible. In the free program, everything fell into place. Rather, everyone stood up. Anna Shcherbakova should be called the unconditional heroine of the evening. It was the world champion who received the most criticism after the short program. The discussion of the idea of holding a test run with the participation of Shcherbakova and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva was again on the agenda. On the one hand, it is very difficult to perform under such pressure, but will the pressure be easier at the Olympics? In this regard, the start in Tallinn was very useful for Shcherbakova. Impeccably executed jump elements, including a quad flip and signature combination of triple lutz — triple loop, absolutely fair highest marks for the components — and simply skating, which can only be admired.
