Elizaveta Geraskina and Karolina Pakhtusova sum up their performance at the Russian Junior Championship

Elizaveta Geraskina and Karolina Pakhtusova sum up their performance at the Russian Junior Championship.

Lisa talked about her progress compared to last year's Championship:

"I performed eleven times, and I didn't make any major mistakes during any of my appearances. I tried to show what we'd worked on and do everything to the best of my ability. I think I've improved my artistry, perhaps in my execution. And I've tried to refine my elements and risks, too. The competition here is fierce. The strongest kids from all over Russia competed. I like a lot of gymnasts. I like Eva Chetaeva and Kristina Dyupina the most, I guess. Kristina is very artistic, and Eva does very complicated things, and she's a very beautiful gymnast, she's very clean."

The gymnast shared how her preparation for the competition went:

"We had a plan that I tried to follow. All my coaches helped me, including Elizaveta Markovna, Elizaveta Sergeyevna, and Alina Maratovna. She always offered feedback, support, and encouragement before each performance. Thank you very much to Elizaveta Markovna, Elizaveta Sergeevna, and Alina Maratovna. I am very grateful to them for their work with me and for their support. A big thank you to our judges who helped us during training. A great big thanks to everyone."

Karolina noted the support of the audience and thanked Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, the coaches and the entire Academy team:

"Unfortunately, not everything worked out, but I am very glad that I was able to get into the clubs final and perform well. The fans here are really nice, all the girls are supportive. And the hall is really, really nice and cozy. We did a lot of run-throughs. We focused on getting everything down to speed and on consistency. Many thanks to my coaches Alina Ivanovna and Irina Nikolaevna, choreographers, Alina Maratovna and all the staff of the Academy."

Liza's coach is Elizaveta Chernova. Elizaveta Zorkina also assisted her in her preparation. Karolina's coaches are Alina and Irina Gusarova, and her choreographer is Ekaterina Belova.