Thursday, December 25, 2014

Alexander Smirnov: We arrived in Sochi to fight for victory, and in the long program will show our maximum – Soviet Sport

Russian skater Alexander Smirnov, who plays with Yuka Kawaguchi, commented on the second place after the short program in the competition among sports pairs the championship of Russia in Sochi.

– I can not say that we Yuko 100 percent satisfied with our products – we know that we can ride even better. I’m a little insure because today’s morning training skates slipped. Ice in the “iceberg” is fragile, because of what had to make adjustments in the slip. As they say skiers, apply today a little wrong lubricant. And so happy and rental and Yuko. Although the conditions are the same for all, not like the blue slip and fall. While we were second. We arrived in Sochi to fight for victory, and in the long program will show our maximum – quoted Smirnov agency “All Sport”.

Free program in sports pairs will be held on Saturday. Start – 15:00 (MSK).

Sochi (Russia)

Championship of Russia

Sports pairs

Short Program

1. Xenia Stolbov / Fedor Klimov (St. Petersburg / Moscow) – 75,72

2. Yuko Kawaguchi / Alexander Smirnov (St. Petersburg) – 71,81

3. Yevgeny Tarasov / Vladimir Morozov (Moscow / Tatarstan) – 70,29

4. Faith Bazarov / MP Andrew (Mordovia / Moscow) – 60,98

5. Natalia Zabiyako / Yuri Larionov (Moscow / Mordovia) – 59,96

6. Christina Astakhov / Alex Rogonov (Moscow) – 57,63

7. Vasilisa Davankova / Alexander Eanbert (Moscow / St. Petersburg) – 54,84

8. Arina Chernjavskaja / Laudelino Souza-Cordeiro (Moscow) – 52,22

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