Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze talked about how he deals with criticism and pointed out that it is necessary to be independent from society. His words were quoted “Championship.com”.
“You must learn not to depend on society. Society doesn’t determine what you should look like. There are many fans and anti-fans. They like to criticize me. I look calmly. I have a statement: To all kinds of criticism…” Tutberidze said on Cuma TV channel.
The completion of the sentence was not included in the broadcast, but the credits read “I don’t care.”
Tutberidze missed the Spartakiad of the strongest of Magnitogorsk. Her wards Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky won silver medals in pair skating, while single skater Adelia Petrosyan took first place in women’s singles.
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.
Previously Tutberidze reproached Loss of interest in what is happening in Russia.