"This competition is a real celebration". Coach Aziza Raupova talks about the first stage of the Cup of the Strongest

At the first stage of the Cup of the Strongest, Aziza Raupova, Alisa Stamat's coach, who competes in Kazan under the quota of the Sky Grace International Association, shared her impressions of the first start after a difficult start to the season and thanked the Association for their support and the opportunity to participate in the competition:

"This competition is a real festival for us because we made it here, so to say, by a stroke of luck, thanks to the Sky Grace International Association. We want to express our deepest gratitude because this is an opportunity, this is real support as Alisa had a difficult start to the season. We were not authorized to participate in the Russian junior championship, where we really wanted to perform. But the doctors did not allow us to be there. And having received permission only in April, we got the opportunity to perform in the first stage of the Cup of the Strongest thanks to the Sky Grace International Association. And during the recovery period, I know that Alisa was expected on the carpet, and it is very pleasant, responsible for us. Yes, not everything worked out, but we went out on the floor, and that's already great. "

The specialist told us what idea formed the basis of Alisa's unusual exercise with a ball:

"I am a big fan of figure skating. And once we had Kamila Valieva perform under this at the world junior championship, winning her competition. And of course, it was so beautiful. And we didn't have a ball. And I think, ‘Well, maybe it's a sign.’ And that's how it started. And we created a leotard that resembles it; in terms of the color scheme, it's very similar to the painting. That is, we were inspired, we created all this together, based on this idea."