Olympic champion Maxim Marinin believes that Eteri Tutberidze does not have to personally participate in all-Russian competitions. His words are quoted “Sports Express”.
“There is a headquarters where roles are assigned, but I don’t know how it works from the inside. He knows everyone in the country. What will he see at Russian competitions that he hasn’t seen before? There are also coaches on the staff who go to domestic competitions and he does other things, too. A nice new skating rink, there are definitely administrative and business issues that can be handled in Moscow. Why run when you can just stop running around,” Marinin said.
Tutberidze missed the Spartakiad, which took place in mid-February. Her wards Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky won the silver medal, and Adelia Petrosyan took first place in the 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 was named The secret of Tutberidze’s success.