Soviet figure skater, State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina explained that she was accustomed to telling the truth because she was taught not to lie since childhood, and also admitted that performing at major competitions allowed her not to be afraid of responsibility for her statements. His words lead the way Sports24.
“Listen, for twelve years I played and represented the USSR national team – I’m not afraid of anything. This year we celebrated the 100th anniversary of our sport and I spent 12 of those centuries representing my country. If you are afraid, then do not take on such serious matters. I lost this feeling of fear a long time ago. “You can’t go to the starting line with fear, you can’t win and achieve success,” Rodnina said.
Rodnina is a three-time Olympic champion (1972, 1976, 1980), ten-time world champion and eleven-time European champion. In his career, he performed with Alexei Ulanov, with whom he became the winner of the Games in 1972. In April of the same year, he started skating with Alexander Zaitsev, for eight years the couple did not lose a single competition in which they competed.
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