“Only a patient can do this”: Eteri Tutberidze what threatens the skating rink’s arsonists

Baza Telegram channel reported the incident. According to the source, an unidentified man dressed in an orange robe arrived at the building on Profsoyuznaya Street in Moscow late at night. He had a Molotov cocktail with him (assuming it was gasoline mixed with oil).

The man poured the mixture into the crack of the window and set it on fire, but it did not catch fire immediately, so the attacker had to turn around and set it on fire again. After that, black smoke came out of the building and the alleged arsonist quickly disappeared.

The fire was localized in a short time, the guards extinguished the fire and prevented it from spreading much. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

Initially, it was assumed that the object of the unknown arsonist was not the ice palace, but the point of the district electoral commission (PEC) 2227. However, the site is located on the other side of the building, so this version appeared. cannot be defended by the police.

“Khrustalny” is part of the Sports and Education Center “Sambo-70”. The head of the organization, Renat Laishev, commented on the incident, stating that he did not have detailed information, but called on all the staff, coaches and athletes of the center to work in a calm environment.

“I don’t know anything about the attempt to burn Hrustalny. The only thing I want to ask everyone is, let the organizations and the coaches run normally. The fanaticism that has been created around figure skating in the last six months is real chaos. There is some madness going on.

I don’t know anything, but even if the information is correct, it is necessary to consider putting a children’s education institution in danger. Only a mentally ill person can do this.

I urge everyone to allow coaches and athletes to work in peace. Now there is a completely unhealthy interest in skaters and coaches,” quoting Sport24, Laishev.

Criminal lawyer Maxim Kalinov told socialbites.ca in a comment about what punishment a criminal can receive for his crime, and also expressed confidence that the unknown person will be identified.

“The person who committed this act faces up to five years in prison. It must be said with certainty that such crimes occur, of course, in most cases. Moreover, the crime was committed in a crowded place. Now in the big cities, in the first place in Moscow, a security system is very well established, which allows the use of the same video surveillance cameras to identify the criminal.

I believe identity will be established, it’s a matter of time. The penalty is imprisonment for up to five years in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation – deliberate destruction by arson or damage to property.

If a person has not been involved before, perhaps they can get a deferred sentence. If he has a criminal record or for other reasons, then the term may be true,” he said.

The Ice Palace “Khrustalny” has long been associated with the name of the famous Russian specialist Eteri Tutberidze. The coaching staff and the skaters of the group conduct their training here. In Khrustalny, among other things, the world champion and winner of the 2022 Olympic Games Anna Shcherbakova, the silver medalist of the Beijing Games Anna Shcherbakova and the Olympic champion Kamila Valieva in the team tournament conduct their training. In addition, two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva in the coach’s group and Alina Zagitova, a gold medalist in all major tournaments, have not yet officially announced the end of their sports careers, but figure skaters no longer perform at official competitions.