“It seems to me that everything is quite clear, Mikhail has a great career” – Averbukh on the suspension of Kolyada’s career

Choreographer Ilya Averbukh in an interview with a correspondent, he said that Mikhail Kolyada it turned out to be a great career and he is a very talented skater.

Earlier, Kolyada in Maxim Trankov’s podcast “Free Program” announced the decision to suspend his sports career.

– It has already happened, I don’t know what the news is. Whether this is a temporary measure or not, Misha will decide for himself. He is already at a serious age, he had and still has injuries, he missed last season. It seems to me that everything is quite clear. I want to emphasize that he had a great career, he won a lot of places. Micha has a lot of talent. I worked with him and I continue to work, he will always delight people with his performances,” Averbukh told .

Kolyada, 28, won a silver medal at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics in the team competition, he also won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships and two bronze medals at the European Championships in individual skating . In 2021 he won the World Team Championship, in 2017 he became the silver medalist of the tournament. The skater also won the Russian championship three times.