Beijing, Feb 6, Sergey Yaremenko. Russian and European champion Kamila Valieva confessed that she was very pleased with the applause from her rivals in the team tournament of figure skaters at the Beijing Olympics, in particular, the Americans. On Sunday, Valieva won the short program in the team tournament and brought the Russian team to the top of the competition. The US team is in second place, two points behind.
"The applause of the Americans is very pleasant — these are the same athletes, figure skaters. It's nice that they liked everything in my box office. And not only to Americans, but also to Canadians and other athletes. It's inspiring", Valieva told reporters.
When asked by an American journalist if Valieva is invincible, the Russian figure skater shook her head and replied, «No.»