AXEL. HANDS UP -

This element, which made the Olympic champion Alina Sagitova, is estimated by the judges very highly. I apologize if I confused something. Alina is so good, she dances so easily, like a butterfly.
This year several competitions in figure skating were held several times. Beautiful - the eye can not be torn off.
I remember how I went to the performances in which Irina Rodnina, Lyudmila Pakhomova took part .... They, their partners and friends came to Tomsk for training and gave a concert, and I was on a business trip in the city. The Palace of Sports then did not resemble a shop or, as some say maliciously, a stall. Athletes just fed in the buffet, they ate with pleasure and tight, because they have such physical activity that they are not afraid to get better.
I really liked the performance and I remember it.
Many years have passed since then. They came and went to figure skating, some with medals, others without awards. Television programs, in which experienced figure skaters performed with newcomers, mostly with actors or TV presenters, were added.
Remembering the performances in the Palace of Sports and comparing them with the performances of today's athletes, I see that the sport has become more difficult: jumping, supporting ...
And outfits! What beauty athletes are wearing!
It is joyful that our coaches are young, talented people, so we will admire our athletes. As often happens, we hear the comments of Tatiana Anatolyevna Tarasova and Aleksey Yagudin.
In other countries, too many good athletes. We admire them, but we support our own.
Go Russia!