World figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who participated in the competition with coach Alexei Mishin, said that she did not see herself as a coach yet. TASS.
“I came to my comrades more as a support group. It’s too early to call me a coach, I’ve had a very short training period. I hope this will be the beginning of a long journey,” said Tuktamysheva.
Tuktamysheva, who will turn 28 in 2024, announced that she will take a break from her professional career in the 2023/24 season.
The skater won the fourth stage of the Russian Grand Prix in Moscow and the sixth stage in Perm in the 2022/23 season. On December 24, 2022, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won the bronze medal at the Russian Championships (241.72 points). The best was Sofia Akatieva (249.74 points). While Kamila Valieva ranked second with 247.32 points, Tuktamysheva rose to the second step of the podium due to her disqualification.
The International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions in spring 2022. The last international competition for Russian figure skaters was the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where Tuktamysheva did not qualify.
Previously Tuktamysheva statedShe wants to be like Tatyana Tarasova.