2006 Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov balanced in ice dancing. A source told TASS that his condition is still serious.
“There is no global change, but the state has more or less stabilized,” the source said.
On January 10, 2002 Olympics silver medalist Ilya Averbukh announced that Kostomarov was in intensive care. The figure skater took part in the ice projects of Averbukh – from December 29 to January 7 she performed in the show “The Wizard of Oz”, after which she skated on an open rink in Kolomna as part of “Winter in the Moscow Region”. project.
According to TASS, the athlete was hospitalized in a hospital in Kommunarka. It was connected to an ECMO machine.
Telegram channel Shot reported on January 11 that Kostomarov is in a state of medical sedation. It was noted that the 45-year-old figure skater was diagnosed with left-sided pneumonia in combination with influenza B.
“According to our data, the day before the skater underwent tracheal intubation and catheterization of the central veins. The temperature is now 37.8. Respiratory failure developed due to pneumonia. Kostomarov is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of heart patients.
The athlete’s mother, Valentina Kostomarova, confirmed on January 11 that her son is in critical condition due to left-sided pneumonia.
“There is no change so far. How can I feel? It is not possible. It is clear that there must be a mood, it cannot be done without a mood,” 360 TV channels reported.
Earlier, the Mash Telegram channel claimed that the Olympic champion had been sick for a week before being hospitalized on January 9. The athlete reportedly continued his performance with a fever of 38.4 and dived into the ice hole to recover.
But Roman Kostomarov Sergei’s father denied this information. “Novels are no longer treated for nothing. It just got cold from somewhere. He is a trained athlete. I was generally surprised that he could get so seriously ill and catch such a cold. ”
– He quotes the words of Kostomarov Sr. “Maç TV”.
Honored trainer of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova called “nonsense” the information that Kostomarov allegedly plunged into the pit as a cure.
“I saw him on the last day of the performance, he had no fever. Tarasova said she was coughing and her chest hurt a little, but she didn’t have a fever.
After the news of Roman Kostomarov’s serious condition, his colleagues began to make various assumptions about the causes of his condition. Russian figure skating coach Inna Goncharenko expressed the opinion that the skater is infected and frosts can worsen her health.
“I was shocked when I learned that Kostomarov is in intensive care. I wish him a speedy recovery. Perhaps in such events, at demonstrations during the exacerbation of infections, it may be advisable to apply a mask regimen. At least for the audience. To protect our athletes and artists, ”Metaratings quotes him.
Alexey Zheleznyakov, the choreographer of the Eteri Tutberidze group, believes that the 2006 Olympic champion was hospitalized for his performances in extreme cold weather.
“God bless Roman, that’s the most important thing right now. It can be about the show. Most of the work is on the show the organizer ordered, whatever the weather.
We must remember that the main thing is always health, always think about where you are fussing. You can’t ride at 30 degrees below zero for any money, ”says Match TV, quoting Zheleznyakov.
But the honored coach of Russia, Alexei Mishin, urged not to blame the skating rinks and the weather conditions.
“I remember in my advancing youth and in very severe frosts we were skating on open rinks. Other athletes also skated – nothing happened. It’s just an unfortunate set of circumstances. “But now it’s wrong to blame the skating rinks, the frost, the shows and the organizers.”