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Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova said she was worried about her teammate Kamila Valieva's performance at a press conference on Thursday in Beijing.
"I was very worried about her, from the first jump, it was obvious how difficult it was for her to do such a skating program. And I understand the feeling of an athlete, it's not easy to finish it," she said.
The Russian figure skater told the reporters she was yet to grasp her victory and has not experienced 'any incredible joy'.
"I don't know what it feels like yet. So far I have only had time to enjoy my performance, the feeling that I did my best at the right time in the right place, and that made me happy because this is what I work for every day," Shcherbakova added.
Russian athlete Alexandra Trusova who came in as the second-place winner on the Olympic podium, could not hold back her emotions and cried during the press conference.
"I haven't won a major competition in three years. I put it down to the fact that I'm trying to achieve some goal, that is, all the time I set myself more quadruple [jumps], and when I get to it - I'll win. It didn't happen, so I got upset," she shared.
The Japanese Kamri Sakamoto followed the Russians on the podium. Fourth place went to Kamila Valieva, who was the leader of the short program. The athlete fell in the free skating program, performing a quadruple toe loop and then failed to cascade a triple flip-triple toe loop.
The 15-year-old figure skater Valieva tested positive last week for a banned doping substance but was allowed to continue competing in the Olympic Games, sparking backlash and criticism of IOC's handling of the case.
China: 'It was obvious how difficult it was for her' - Olympic champion Shcherbakova on Valieva's performance
Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova said she was worried about her teammate Kamila Valieva's performance at a press conference on Thursday in Beijing.
"I was very worried about her, from the first jump, it was obvious how difficult it was for her to do such a skating program. And I understand the feeling of an athlete, it's not easy to finish it," she said.
The Russian figure skater told the reporters she was yet to grasp her victory and has not experienced 'any incredible joy'.
"I don't know what it feels like yet. So far I have only had time to enjoy my performance, the feeling that I did my best at the right time in the right place, and that made me happy because this is what I work for every day," Shcherbakova added.
Russian athlete Alexandra Trusova who came in as the second-place winner on the Olympic podium, could not hold back her emotions and cried during the press conference.
"I haven't won a major competition in three years. I put it down to the fact that I'm trying to achieve some goal, that is, all the time I set myself more quadruple [jumps], and when I get to it - I'll win. It didn't happen, so I got upset," she shared.
The Japanese Kamri Sakamoto followed the Russians on the podium. Fourth place went to Kamila Valieva, who was the leader of the short program. The athlete fell in the free skating program, performing a quadruple toe loop and then failed to cascade a triple flip-triple toe loop.
The 15-year-old figure skater Valieva tested positive last week for a banned doping substance but was allowed to continue competing in the Olympic Games, sparking backlash and criticism of IOC's handling of the case.
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Olympic women's figure skating gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova said she was worried about her teammate Kamila Valieva's performance at a press conference on Thursday in Beijing.
"I was very worried about her, from the first jump, it was obvious how difficult it was for her to do such a skating program. And I understand the feeling of an athlete, it's not easy to finish it," she said.
The Russian figure skater told the reporters she was yet to grasp her victory and has not experienced 'any incredible joy'.
"I don't know what it feels like yet. So far I have only had time to enjoy my performance, the feeling that I did my best at the right time in the right place, and that made me happy because this is what I work for every day," Shcherbakova added.
Russian athlete Alexandra Trusova who came in as the second-place winner on the Olympic podium, could not hold back her emotions and cried during the press conference.
"I haven't won a major competition in three years. I put it down to the fact that I'm trying to achieve some goal, that is, all the time I set myself more quadruple [jumps], and when I get to it - I'll win. It didn't happen, so I got upset," she shared.
The Japanese Kamri Sakamoto followed the Russians on the podium. Fourth place went to Kamila Valieva, who was the leader of the short program. The athlete fell in the free skating program, performing a quadruple toe loop and then failed to cascade a triple flip-triple toe loop.
The 15-year-old figure skater Valieva tested positive last week for a banned doping substance but was allowed to continue competing in the Olympic Games, sparking backlash and criticism of IOC's handling of the case.