“My home is here.” Figure skaters’ coach Davydov denied reports of the flight from Russia

figure skating coach Sergei Davydov in an interview with he denied reports of his intention to leave Russia and work abroad.

Earlier it was reported that Davydov intends to change jobs as soon as possible amid the crisis in Ukraine.

– I react with surprise to the rumors about my departure. I will answer unequivocally – no. Moreover, I never even thought about it,” Davydov told . – During the pandemic, we were forced to go online and athletes from different parts of the world joined my classes. It’s strange that working online gives me reason to fantasize about my transition from online to offline, let alone in Russia.

My home is here, my family, my job. I never tried and I don’t want to live in another country. I haven’t left, I’m not leaving and I don’t intend to leave. And stirring up interest with rumors is a dubious pleasure.

Davydov works at the CSKA school, among his students Sofya Samodelkina, Maria Gordeeva, Lev Lazarev, Maxim Belyavsky. Davydov is one of the first Russian figure skating coaches to start doing quadruple jumps on skaters.