Two-time Olympic medalist in speed skating, Ivan Skobrev, condemned Channel One’s decision to exclude the honored coach of the USSR in figure skating, Tatyana Tarasova, from commenting on the Russian Grand Prix.
“Tatyana Anatolyevna expresses her opinion as an expert and commentator. The first may have some of its own criteria for reviewers. But you need a commentator to tell what’s going on. Moreover, very few people in our country understand figure skating like Tatyana Anatolyevna, ”skobreva quotes. “Match TV”.
Tarasova previously stated that she did not work at the tournament organized by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) and Channel One because she supported two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko. Championship in Perm.
Plushenko said the judges deliberately underestimated the scores of their students in the last tournament and threatened their students to change their sports citizenship.
Tatyana Tarasova, former Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating spoke About the tournament of show programs, which will be held on March 18 in Moscow.
The list of participants in the tournament includes Olympic champions Alina Zagitova, Maxim Trankov, Alexei Yagudin, Anna Shcherbakova, world champions Evgenia Medvedeva, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and others.