Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova said that she did not comment on the final of the Russian Grand Prix because of the decision of Channel One.
“I am not commenting because the sanctions have been imposed. They are connected with the fact that he supports Evgeni Plushenko, this I was told directly. Does it make me sad? Why should I be sad, I have ten Olympic medals. I’m just amazed at how we treat people, ”says Tarasova DEA News.
Tarasova had previously spoken out in support of the two-time Olympic champion Plushenko after criticizing her refereeing at the Russian junior championship in Perm.
Plushenko previously stated that he suspended communication with the press for a year regarding the trial of his students.
At the championship of Russia among juniors in women’s singles skating, Alina Gorbacheva, whose coach is Sofia Fedchenko, won the victory. Plushenko’s wards, Veronika Zhilina and Sofia Titova, finished second and fourth respectively, although they were named by many experts as the favorites of the tournament.
After that, Plushenko criticized his students for refereeing Russian tournaments and threatened that they could change their sports citizenship.
Former Honored Coach of Russia in figure skating Inna Goncharenko spoke About the victory of the figure skater of the Angela Plushenko Academy Veronika Zhilina at the Russian Junior Grand Prix.