Vaitsekhovskaya spoke about Kondratyuk’s decision to withdraw from the Russian Championship

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Journalist Elena Vaitsekhovskaya, Olympic champion in diving and sports, shared her thoughts on the figure skaters’ withdrawal from the Russian Championship, which is currently held in Krasnoyarsk.

Before the start of the tournament, on the morning of December 22, the dance duet of Vasilisa Kaganovskaya and Valery Angelopol announced its withdrawal due to medical indications, and after short programs dancers Irina Khavronina and Dario Chirizano, as well as single skater Mark Kondratyuk, withdrew.

“Athletes, as a rule, are arranged in such a way that only absolute force majeure can force them to refuse to compete. When the “stage” appears at arm’s length, diseases and injuries are no longer perceived, especially if people are accustomed to endure pain – all this fades into the background, ”Vaitsekhovskaya wrote. Telegram-channel.

On 22 December, the men performed a short program as part of the Russian Championship. Mark Kondratyuk took only 12th place (77.5 points). The quad made a mistake while making the salchow and fell from the waterfall. It is worth noting that the skater, who trained with Svetlana Sokolovskaya, talked about her back problems after the Russian Grand Prix stage in Samara. After that, the athlete even had to go to the hospital.

Kondratyuk is the reigning champion of Russia. Last season he also became the European champion and helped the Russian team win Olympic gold medals in the team tournament.

Earlier it was reported that the Olympic champion was Natalya Bestemyanova. shared Opinion on the exclusion of Mark Kondratyuk, who won the Olympics in the team tournament, from the free program at the Russian Championship.

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