Georgian figure skater Maurice Kvitelashvili has completed his sports career. DEA News Regarding the Georgian Figure Skating Federation.
The athlete is 28 years old.
“Maurice Kvitelashvili has ended a sports career that has brought him great love and appreciation from many fans,” the organization said in a statement.
Kvitelashvili was born in Moscow and played in the Russian national team until the 2015/16 season, after which he decided to switch to the Georgia team. In 2020, the figure skater won a bronze medal at the European Championships, becoming the first Georgian athlete to achieve such a feat at the European Championships. He also has a win in the Grand Prix stage that took place in Russia in 2021.
He trained in the group consisting of Kvitelashvili, Eteri Tutberidze, Sergey Lipov and Daniil Gleikhengauz. The skater, who also worked with Italian Lorenzo Magri last season, was 16th in the European Championship and only 20th in the world championship.
Earlier, it was reported that the silver medalists of the Russian ice dance championship are Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin. commented transition to the national team of Georgia in social networks.