“I feel really proud of myself”: Anastasia Vaipan-Law's satisfaction at Winter Olympics display
Anastasia Vaipan-Law said her Winter Olympics performance was one to remember after closing out her campaign alongside partner Luke Digby on Monday.
The duo finished 15th in the pairs skating after Monday evening’s free skate, which saw Blackpool-born Vaipan-Law and Digby post an overall score of 179.06.
They clocked a second season’s-best score of the competition with 112.99 in their free skate.
Pairs skating is often credited as the ‘crazy’ discipline of the ice dancing world.
Packed with daring lifts, throws and spins, it is an art form like no other – but where the danger lurks, the mistakes start to seep in.
A messy middle section for Vaipan-Law and Digby saw them drop down the rankings in Milan but they quickly put their errors behind them.
“I feel really proud of myself,” said Vaipan-Law.
“I will probably sit and think about the mistakes that we made because we are athletes and that is what we do.
“I didn’t have a doubt about any of our elements to be honest. Any mistakes that happened today, it just is what it is.
“You can’t do much to get it back once it’s gone, so you just have to keep going.
“As long as we come off the ice knowing that we gave 110 per cent, that’s all we can really ask for – and I feel like we did and that’s what I will take away from it.”
Digby relocated to Dundee in 2020 to start training alongside Vaipan-Law, a partnership which has brought five consecutive national titles, a World Championship best of 12th and fifth at last year’s European Championships: Britain’s best pairs result in that event for 35 years.
That experience mixed together in Milan, giving them the fight to keep going and not look back.
Digby added: “There was obviously that middle section which was a bit tough for us but, overall, I’m proud that we regained our composure and kept our togetherness.
“We really finished strong and showed that we never give up and keep going until the last second.”
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