Russian figure skater and choreographer Betina Popova, winner of the 2019 Universiade, appreciated two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko’s comments on refereeing. The famous athlete, head of the Angela Plushenko Academy, criticized the refereeing of his wards at the Russian championship. According to him, his skaters are judged biased and this is not the first season. Popova believes that Plushenko’s words are dictated by emotions.
“It seems to me that everything was said a little on feelings. Time has not passed yet, we have not had time to look at, analyze rentals – ourselves and our competitors. Maybe if you sit down and calmly reconsider, it won’t be such a radical view anymore.
I wouldn’t say it’s actually some kind of arbitrage. It always seems to have overlooked someone a bit here, but there was closer attention to someone here. As my coach told me, you need to ride two heads higher than the others and then no one will have questions. It’s kind of weird to complain that supercoolers wink at you and others don’t, ”Popova told socialbites.ca.
Previously reportedThe Russian Figure Skating Federation will not punish Plushenko for criticizing the refereeing at the country’s junior championship.