“We do not have incalculable wealth. For big sports, these are not such large sums, ”said skaters Morozov and Tarasova about the prize money

skaters Vladimir Morozov and Evgenia Tarasova practicing pair skating, spoke about the cash prizes the athletes receive.

At the Russian championship, which was held in Krasnoyarsk from December 22 to 25, Morozov and Tarasova took third place. Earlier, the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) announced that the prize money for winning the tournament will be 2.5 million rubles, for silver – 1.5 million, for third place – 1 million .

We do not have incalculable wealth. For a big sport, especially if you’re on a global level, it’s not that big a sum. In other sports there are often much bigger prizes and contracts,” Morozov said in an interview with Komsomolskaya Pravda.

– Previously, the Russian championship was held without any prize money. This year they created a prize fund. Well, what can I say – it’s good, – said Tarasova.

Russian figure skaters have been suspended from international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine.

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