Coach Sofia Fedchenko responded to allegations that she forced her runaway student Alina Gorbachova to record a video message telegram channel He apologized for the incident and assured the public that he was fine. In an interview Sports24 the teacher named everything Gorbachova’s statements on social networks at the skater’s own initiative.
“The morning after she was found, Alina admitted that she was ashamed of what she had done. She realized what she had done and was afraid of the public reaction. After a long conversation, the psychologist advised people to stop running away from the situation and turn to them and express their thoughts in order to get over it faster. Fedchenko said that Alina came to her senses a few days after the first “circles” on the Telegram channel.
Coach emphasized that he did not force the skater to apologize to the public, law enforcement and LisaAlert, who called him.
“For what? I don’t think Alina is to blame for anything. Feelings of guilt and shame are different things,” said Fedchenko.
His mentor admitted that Gorbachev was “100% guilty” of his decision to flee. According to the expert, he tried to convince the skater that he should move in with one of his relatives. Gorbachev had been living with his mentor in a rented apartment since the age of nine and did not want to change his lifestyle. serious conflict and I will run.
The escaped figure skater’s former coach statedthat the mother did not express a desire to take Gorbachev with her after the escape.