Beijing, February 8, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Russian figure skater Evgeny Semenenko said that coach Alexei Mishin praised his performance in the short program at the Beijing Olympics. Semenenko performed cleanly in the short program with two quadruple jumps and scored 95.76 points, taking first place after the performance of three groups of participants. «We have been here for a long time, never with such «The short program is a stage, there is another stage the day after tomorrow. There are moments that need to be improved. Alexey Nikolaevich (Mishin) said that he did well, he did it, and then he spoke about the shortcomings that need to be corrected. Pressure is always present, but it needs to be dealt with,” Semenenko told reporters. The men will perform their free program on Thursday.
