Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova said that she would never comment on figure skating paired with Yana Rudkovskaya. “Sports Express”.
“What is he, a commentator? Has he commented on figure skating, does he understand it, is he a teacher or coach? If he likes the way I comment, let him listen. I am not ready to work with non-professionals,” Tarasova said.
Tarasova returned to the position of commentator, worked at the 2024 Russian Championship.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. For this reason, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended athletes from both countries from competitions. The last major tournament for the Russians was the Olympic Games in Beijing in February 2022.
Previously Tarasova named The most unforgettable moment in figure skating.