Honored figure skating coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova responded to the news that figure skater Roman Kostomarov plays tennis with a prosthetic right arm RIA News.
“Roman is a very strong person. Despite his condition, he can do anything he wants, including tennis. “He can achieve anything,” Tarasova 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. He later received treatment at Kommunarka. Parts of his upper and lower limbs were amputated.
At the beginning of July 2023, the skater was discharged from the hospital. On June 26, Kostomarov posted the first video of himself training in prosthetics. On August 22, Kostomarov, together with his wife Oksana, participated in Ilya Averbukh’s ice show “Love Letters” in Sochi. It was his first time on the ice in front of fans since he was hospitalized.
Previously Dmitry Guberniev statedNot surprised by Kostomarov’s behavior after discharge.