Russian figure skater Mikhail Kolyada, silver medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games, admitted that the presence of mental problems prompted him to take a break from his professional career. Transmits words DEA News.
“It is very difficult to describe. Due to health problems, I am not fully fit physically, I am mentally impaired. We talked with Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin, and he believes that there are some changes in me that I am not fully aware of. It’s better to stop when you don’t know what to do in situations like this,” said Kolyada.
Kolyada won a silver medal at the Pyeongchang Games in the team competition. She also achieved bronze in the single skating event at the 2018 World Championships and two third places at the 2017 and 2018 European Championships.
He finished third at the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow last season.
In the spring of 2022, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from the competition. In the 2022/23 season, they focused on local starts (Russian Grand Prix and national championship stages).
Formerly Evgenia Medvedeva said About the depreciation of Olympic medals.