Chikmaryova and Yanchekov: Our Only Achievement Is Taking the Ice

Russian figure skaters Ekaterina Chikmayeva and Matvey Yanchekov shared their thoughts on their performance at the Gran Prix of Russia in Krasnoyarsk. The duo finished in third place, accumulating a score of 131.38 points.

Yanchekov: We didn’t perform both programs well. The jumping elements were there, but we struggled with the twizzle in the short program and the lifts in the free skate.

Chikmayeva: We could have executed more stable elements; it’s disappointing to make such silly mistakes.

Yanchekov: It’s more challenging to prepare and compete after a break, but we’re hopeful that we’ll get back into the rhythm and deliver clean performances.

Chikmayeva: We can give ourselves credit for having competed; that’s all we can take away from this.

Yanchekov: It’s tough to pinpoint positives, but we’ll find something and move forward, — reported journalist Mara Kravchenko from “Championat”.