Skater Bukin told Zhulin that the transition was due to a desire to “try something new.”

“We don’t have much time left, we’re already quite mature athletes, in the end it’s not like that, but we wanted to try something new, be somewhere else, get different knowledge, we chose Sasha Zhulin because it’s interesting … As for the new group, I worked with Sasha Zhulin, really I liked it. Sasha also likes it, she is interested. I have not seen him so loaded, hardworking, cheerful in a long time, “said Bukin.

“The transition itself was very difficult, I want to say that we are grateful to our coaches for their work, during the 16 years they spent with us. There were many wins and losses, we went through different phases of our relationship, because Alya and I have remained very respected, loved people who brought us life in ice dancing until today. “