Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov in an interview First Channel He admitted that he did not immediately attach importance to his illness because he was taking painkillers. He shared that he trained for 20 performances with the pills.
“Also the people around me were sick, the fan and the ice; All of these together contributed specifically to the weakening of my immunity. Of course, I think these painkillers have deceived me a lot. My body was being deceived. I didn’t know what was going on inside. No, I thought everything would end as usual. This isn’t the first day I’ve been sick, and it’s not the first day I’ve been ice skating while sick. I didn’t feel anything supernatural,” Kostomarov said.
At the beginning of January 2023, 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 considered to be extremely serious. He later received treatment in Kommunarka. Parts of his arms and legs were amputated. At the beginning of July 2023, the skater was discharged from the hospital.
On August 22, the skater made her first public appearance, going on the ice with her husband during the show “Love Letters” by Ilya Averbukh. In December 2023, Kostomarov took to the ice using a prosthesis.
Previously Averbukh statedviewers will see Kostomarov in the gala show.