Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva is on air YouTube show The “Devil of Comments” talked about sexualization in figure skating.
“The truth is, I am a figure skater and have been my whole life… Hell, I was winning the World and European Championships in short shorts. We have a transparent skirt, we have elements inside our shorts that turn us upside down.
All my life I have lived in an area where there is a lot of sexuality. Some male coaches can even say: “What happened, did you lose weight? Somehow my breasts got smaller. In our field, a skater is equated with beauty, equally appreciates female beauty, in the same way, do not deny yourself anything.
I grew up in an area where it was normal to sometimes even hear from a man: “Why are your breasts so small?” The components will be small, you need to have a sexy figure” So we said: “Oh, well… Yes, yes, I will do push-ups,” said Medvedeva.
Medvedeva is a two-time silver medalist at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. She came second in the individual championship and the team tournament. The winner in women’s singles was again Russian Alina Zagitova. She was one point ahead of Medvedeva.
In addition to the Olympic medals, the athlete also has two gold medals from the World and European Championships. He last competed in December 2019. In April 2023, Medvedeva announced her retirement. In parallel with sports, the girl performed in the show “Ice Age”.
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