After her performances at the Cup of the Strongest Athletes of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, Ksenia Savinova from Gatchina shared her impressions of the competition:
"I enjoyed performing here. This isn't my first time here. There were a lot of fans cheering for me here, and I did pretty well. The girls, when I was preparing, shouted for me, and Alina Maratovna Kabaeva also supported me. She said very important words to get me ready and appear. She always told me before coming out, ‘Work according to the program, don’t relax until you sit on the couch.’"
The gymnast also noted the strengths of the Belarusian athletes:
"I know almost everyone, I really like them because they have so many interesting things and the programs are very interesting. I really like the clubs in the performance of Daria Verenich, and I'd like to take something from there and try to do."
Ksenia also talked about the preparations for the tournament in Novogorsk:
"We were told to do more artistry and slowdown. It's really cool that you go fast at first and then you proceed slowly at once and then you go fast again."
The gymnast thanked the coaches and Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva:
"Many thanks to Evgenia Eliseeva and all the coaches that prepared me for these competitions. And to Alina Maratovna Kabaeva for her support."