“The judges could be supportive of Miyahara for the simple reason that for five seasons Satoku has been keeping a high standard, shows stable results and never changes himself. With Liza, the situation is different. In fact, she began her serious return only this season and the judges hold points for her a little to keep the intrigue. For Lisa, this is an incentive to grow and move on. Sports anger, in a good understanding of this definition, "- said Sotnikova.
Tuktamysheva took the third place in the Grand Prix in Japan, losing to Miyahara who ranked second 0.45 points.
Earlier it was reported that for the first time since 2014 Tuktamysheva reached the final of the Grand Prix in figure skating.