Russia’s Honored Coach Alexander Zhulin said in the “Secret of a Million” program on NTV channel that Roman Kostomarov came to training with excitement.
“The only problem was alcohol. Roma came to training a few times fuming. At one point I got tired of it and imposed penalties. First $100, then 200, etc. When he paid 800, that was already the limit. I don’t know where he got this money, we didn’t earn much, he probably borrowed it. But at the World Championships When we won the medal, I returned all this money to him,” Zhulin said.
At the beginning of January 2023, Roman Kostomarov was hospitalized after New Year’s performances at an open-air show. It was reported that he was in intensive care due to pneumonia and was connected to a ventilator, and his condition was evaluated to be extremely serious.
The athlete was then transported to a hospital in Kommunarka, resuscitated and connected to an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine. During the treatment, both Kostomarov’s feet and hands were amputated. On July 6, doctors discharged the skater from the hospital.
Previously Kostomarov saidhow his wife left him.