Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova admitted that she would like to return to the ice as an athlete. stated that RT.
“I must admit that the desire to return is always there. I miss tournaments. However, besides sports, I have many social and media projects. And as we know, if you want to consistently perform at a professional level, you have to sacrifice everything in the name of figure skating. There is no other way. You have to work like a racehorse, not see anything around you and not communicate with anyone. My mood is so changeable that I don’t know what I want tomorrow,” Zagitova said.
Alina Zagitova became the Olympic champion in 2018. In addition to the gold medal at the Games, the athlete won gold at the 2019 World Championships and gold and silver medals at the 2018 and 2019 European Championships.
The skater missed the 2020 and 2021 competitions but has not announced her retirement since then. Last February, Zagitova took part as captain in the team tournament of the Channel One Cup, which the team “Red Machine” won.
In August, the girl was involved in a number of scandals. He initially made a slip of the tongue during an interview about hockey, which caused widespread public controversy. Later, the girl posted a video of herself crossing the crosswalk at green traffic lights for pedestrians while driving.
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