Trusova Updates

📃| Alexandra Trusova after the short program: “The short program is over, and overall, I have good feelings. I think I was a little short on rotations in the spin. It's a shame that I lost points because of that. But everything else went well, and I'm happy. I'll try to do just as well in the free skate.” — Was it difficult to wake up for the morning practice? I'm generally quite relaxed about early practices. At competitions, it doesn't matter to me what the time zone is or how early the practice is. What matters more is the break between practice and the performance: it shouldn't be too short or too long, like it was in Kazakhstan. Here, everything worked out really well. It was all very relaxed. I went back to my room, had time to rest, put Misha down for a nap, and then headed to the rink without any rush. — You're in the top three after the short program. How comfortable is that position going into the next stage of the competition? “Honestly, it doesn't really matter to me. It only determines which starting position you'll have in the free skate and how many points you're behind first place. I'll just focus on doing my own thing. Skating fourth is actually great.” — Did you expect to receive so much support in China? “There's always a lot of support in China. But I'm still amazed every time by the number of fans. The way they cheer, shout, and give us gifts — I'm incredibly grateful to them for all of it.” — What are your main impressions of the Grand Prix? “I hadn't competed in five years. A lot of new things have appeared during that time, but overall, it's probably quite similar to how it used to be. The only difference is that I'm an adult now. At first, I felt like I was back in juniors, when you're competing for the first time and everything is new to you. But then I gradually got used to it, and everything felt normal again. So, it's really cool and very interesting to interact with everyone. I'm enjoying everything!”