Adam Hagara won bronze at the Junior World Championship. How did he evaluate his performance?

Debrecen. After a short program he was fifth. « Free ride is my strength, » he promised with a smile.

In it, he again showed that it is extremely stable and can give its high standard at all times.

Slovak figure skater Adam Hagara drove At the World Junior Championships in figure skating Fantastic free ride, the third best Friday evening.

He reached a new personal maximum: 153.04 points in free driving and 233.93 points. It brought him a bronze medal.

Went to the fullest

« The ride was important, not the medal, » Hagara said immediately after his ride when he sat on a green sofa for a continuous leader.

In his free ride on James Bond, he jumped two triple Axle and a total of eight triple jumps, including a demanding combination of triple flip with a triple tulup and triple Lutz with two double Axla.

Two of his pirouettes were given the highest level of four and the third was three.

“I'm happy with free driving. Although I did not rule because I was sick, I did everything I could. I went to the fullest, I can't give up. Anything can happen in the ride, it is necessary to fight to the end, ”said the 18-year-old Slovak figure skater.

Video: Driving of Adam Hagar

He got sick just before the start of the race, at the end of the free ride he was running out of breath.

“I felt in the second half of the ride that it was already coming to me, I couldn't breathe. I tried to breathe it in Piraet. I went to the jumps, I jumped, that was the main. But it was harder than ever, ”he admitted.

While he was waiting for the rest of the remaining racers, he made a huge plush reindeer on the couch, a gift from a loyal fan.

There were many Slovak flags in the auditorium, Adam felt the support of the audience.

“It is starting to be interesting”

On the continuously fourth Nakamura ham fell right from the opening triple tulup and had other minor driving errors.

Followed by American Jacob Sanchez, with whom Adam Hagara has a good relationship. When only a simple Lutz jumped in the middle of the ride instead of the triple, the Slovak racer just noted: « It is starting to be interesting … »

He immediately added, « He's my friend, I don't wish him to go wrong, but of course I long for a medal. »

Finally, he lived. When Sanchez's score appeared on the screen, Hagara had a certain medal.

“I am very happy to win the second time at the Junior World Championship. I hope to show myself to everyone at the Senior World Cup and I will do what I wanted this season: And this is to qualify for the Olympics, ”said a happy medalist.

High -quality elements

The race was won by Japanese Rio Nakata, another good Hagar's friend, who was silver a year ago. Minkju SEO from Korea finished second.

« The biggest change compared to last year is that we are all a year older and we have more experience, » said the Slovak racer at a press conference.

Its competitors are over, he is still preparing for the Senior World Championship.

Maybe even with a four -jump jump. Salchow wants to train.

“I will be watching the World Cup and looking forward to Adam's quadrilateral. I will be cheering for him, ”Rio Nakata said very sporty.

For Adam Hagar it was the last junior race. « I am very glad that I was able to end the junior career with a great result, » said the Slovak figure skater.

His great result is also proof that even without a four -time jump it can be succeeded if the racer shows the elements well.

Hagara had the basic technical value of the elements of 68.51 points, but thanks to the positive goes (GraDes of Execution, ie the degree of demonstration) he finally reached 78.61 points in the technical score. So he gained more than 10 points, which is already the value of one four jump.

Václavík: « It wasn't it »

Lukáš Václavík did not come out. It started with an excellent combination of the triple Axla with a double tulup, but subsequently began to dig errors.

The second Axel was just simple, trips from the triple rittberger and the triple Salchow were not ideal and the second part of the ride jumped only twice Lutz.

In free driving he gained 108.10 points, a total of 176.36 points and dropped to the final 19th place.

He was more than 27 points behind his personal maximum ride.

“It wasn't it. I'm glad I'm done with the season and I can switch to the next one. There were peaks, there were also crashes. As a result, I can better prepare for the next season, ”he said immediately after his ride.

He has a free ride on the music of the Truman Show, and it is that it helps him when things don't develop as planned.

“I like the music, so in such cases I say I am going to the music. But it is certainly difficult, ”he said.

The first serious season

Václavík won the Junior Grand Prix in Gdansk this season, and also qualified for the Grand Prix. He was the first time at the World War II championship.

“I take what the first experience. She came a little later than most of the figure skaters. I take it that I have experienced the first serious season, ”said an 18-year-old racer, who can compete among juniors in the next season.

After a short program, he said he felt the pressure that he had to qualify for free driving. He assumed he would no longer have a problem in free driving.

“I felt good enough before driving. Axel I don't mind, there were minor mistakes for other jumps, I didn't have completely clean trips. After that, however, it was difficult, ”he said.

His sister Aneta also competed in Debrecen, who took 14 place among dance couples with her partner Ivan Moroz.

“We told something before the ride, but I was already trying to concentrate. But because he is here, it helps me, ”Lukáš Václavík smiled.