Russian pair skaters Apollinariia Panfilova, 17, and Dmitry Rylov, 18, came off a golden year this season, winning each competition they entered at the junior level, including the Youth Olympic Games and the 2020 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships. They only finished off the podium at the highly competitive senior nationals where they placed sixth but won the national junior title. The team from Perm excels in lifts and throws as well as in other pair elements, however, were only lacking a solo triple jump. Now, they are determined to add that element to their repertoire as they gear up for the senior level.
"The conditions of the pandemic affect our training plan," coach Pavel Sliusarenko said. "We are practicing online every day in two sessions. We do choreography the same way. We have the opportunity to work on pair elements as the kids are in Perm."
The next thing to tackle is a side by side triple jump. The skaters know they need that in order to be competitive at the senior level, and Rylov promised “100%” that they will include one.
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What do you feel this team specifically improved on since the 2018-19 season? What kind of music would you like to see them perform to?
"The conditions of the pandemic affect our training plan," coach Pavel Sliusarenko said. "We are practicing online every day in two sessions. We do choreography the same way. We have the opportunity to work on pair elements as the kids are in Perm."
The next thing to tackle is a side by side triple jump. The skaters know they need that in order to be competitive at the senior level, and Rylov promised “100%” that they will include one.
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What do you feel this team specifically improved on since the 2018-19 season? What kind of music would you like to see them perform to?
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