Russian skater Anastasia Zinina said she has no conflicts with two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, who she studied at her academy. DEA News”.
However, the athlete noted that he had disagreements with another coach, Dmitry Mikhailov.
“Everyone says we were fighting, something else. To be honest, we had a very warm relationship with Evgeny Viktorovich. After the Russian championship, we got stronger and worked together. But there were some obstacles in my relationship with the second coach, so I had to leave the group. We will not be specific. It happened and passed, ”Zinina said.
On June 24, information emerged that two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko had expelled Zinina from her academy for failing to follow coaching guidelines. The figure skater will continue her professional career at the Army of Artist Skating club under the guidance of Alexei Vasilevsky.
Recall that at the 2022 Russian Championships, Zinina took 12th place. The athlete, who won the stages of the Junior Grand Prix series twice, has been training at Plushenko Academy since the 2020/21 season.
Earlier, it was reported that Zinina talked about what problems she had before being expelled from the academy of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko. The athlete admitted that he has no such injuries, only after a vacation it is always difficult to return to his normal form.