Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova said: digital audio file “Free program” on Channel 1, where Russian figure skaters do not have enough jumps.
“I liked Mark Kondratyuk. We have “flying stools”. The kids try and try and many of them fly. But even with simple approaches there are enough original programs, no jumps, quads,” said Tarasova.
In the 2023/24 season, Kondratyuk will perform with the composition “Cantos de Fuego” (Brand X Music) in the short program and with the song “Ode an die Freude” (The Dark Tenor) in the free program.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, 2023, it was proposed to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes are not actively involved in supporting military operations. The organization has also suggested that athletes affiliated with the armed forces and security agencies, as well as national teams, be rejected in team disciplines.
Previously Tarasova spoke About the possible admission of Russian figure skaters.