Russian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamysheva talked about how she decided to take up an extreme hobby in the off-season: swimming with whale sharks during a trip to Mexico. His words lead the way Sports24.
“I was shocked that I made my decision. Until recently I thought I was not going to jump, but it was definitely not scary. Among the sharks, it was the most peaceful, so I was absolutely not afraid that something might happen. Emotions surrendered in large quantities,” said Tuktamysheva.
Tuktamysheva became the world and European champion in 2015, and the silver medalist of the world championship in 2021. She won the two stages of the Russian Grand Prix in the 2022/23 season and placed third in the final of the tournament. She also won a bronze medal at the national championship she.
The figure skater has never qualified for the Olympic Games. In the Russian Championship, the qualifying tournament for the 2022 Games, in the 2021/22 season, Tuktamysheva initially finished seventh and moved up to sixth place after the championship winner Kamila Valieva was canceled due to a positive doping test.
Formerly known as Tuktamışeva sent swimsuit selfie.