“We were preparing for the competition, we were not up to it” – Maxaim Trankov on Evgenia Tarasova’s feelings due to the incident with scammers

figure skating coach Evgenia Tarasova Maxim Trankov told how the athlete experienced an incident with scammers on the phone who stole almost 800,000 rubles from him.

On Friday, the Mutko Against Telegram channel reported that Kirov police arrested scammer Nikolai Koshcheev, who stole 780,000 rubles from two-time Olympic medalist Tarasova.

In January, Tarasova received a call from an unknown person who introduced himself as an investigator and said that several loans had been opened in her name. After the call, the athlete transferred a large amount to an unknown account. After 4 days, Tarasova contacted the police.

– They write that the fraudster who deceived Evgenia Tarasova was found …

I don’t know if they found it or not.

How did she manage to get through this?

– Yes, how she survived. A little upset – that’s all. At that time, we were preparing for the competition, we didn’t have time. Of course, we talked about it with her. Has it affected his competitive spirit? You have to ask him already,” Trankov told .

Tarasova, paired with Vladimir Morozov, won two silver medals at the Olympic Games in Pyeongchang (team) and Beijing (pair skating). Tarasova also has two silver medals at the World Championships and two gold medals at the European Championships.