Honored Coach of Russia Vladimir Kamelzon announced that Olympic figure skating champion Roman Kostomarov has been invited to the North Palmyra Trophies tennis tournament. Kamelzon quotes his words “Match TV”.
“I think he is working with one of the coaches and it is unethical for me to intervene. But if he wants, we will fulfill Roman’s every wish immediately. In a week, the North Palmyra tournament will be held in St. Petersburg with the participation of Karen Khachanov and her team, we invited Kostomarov, he promised to come ” said Kamelzon.
In early January 2023, Roman Kostomarov was hospitalized after performing at an outdoor show. The skater, who was taken to intensive care due to pneumonia, was connected to a respirator 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 Roman Kostomarov’s feet and hands were amputated. On July 6, doctors discharged the skater from the hospital.
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.
Kostomarov danced ice dancing with Tatyana Navka. With him he became the 2006 Olympic champion, two-time world champion, three-time European champion, three-time winner of the Grand Prix finals and three-time champion of Russia. Honored Master of Sports of Russia.
Previously Kostomarov acceptedFor the first time after the amputation, I regretted surviving.