“The main thing is that Kolyada comes back even stronger.” Gallyamov – about the skater’s decision to put his career on hold

Olympic figure skating champion Alexander Gallyamov tells he wants Mikhail Kolyada success in the future, regardless of his final decision to pursue his career.

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

– Mikhail Kolyada is a great athlete, we often met him during competitions. He probably paused his career to reflect and figure out how to move on. If he wants to, the main thing is to come back even stronger. In any case, I wish Mikhail good luck and success in the future,” Gallyamov 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.