On a sunny day in Moscow, Russian skater Maria Sotskova is working hard on the ice in the famous Army Sport Club CSKA, weaving through her footwork to Latin music. Russia currently has the most competitive Ladies' field in figure skating, and when one makes the National Team, that speaks volumes. Sotskova did just that, earning a ticket to the Olympic Games, as well as the European and World Championships as the number three behind stars Evgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova. The 2017-18 ISU Grand Prix Final silver medalist, who turned 18 last month, is now looking forward to next season and establishing herself as a top skater.
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“I wanted something like that already in the past season, but since it was an Olympic season, we decided it is better not to experiment,” she said. In the past two seasons, the 18-year-old skated to classical music. “This time I tried to insist and I said that I’m dreaming of doing something Latin. Elena Germanovna (Vodorezova, coach) was not fully convinced that I can skate this program, but we decided to try it.”
“It’s very fast and it’s hard. I still have a lot of work to do. I’m feeling already now that this is a hard program,” the National silver medalist acknowledged. However, the skater is clearly enjoying it and she remembers fondly a program to “Black Magic Woman” by Santana from her junior days. “I feel that this music will push me forward,” the skater noted.
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