Yagudin on Kolyada’s decision to put his career on hold: ‘You’re an unrealistic skater, but there’s no point in competing anymore’

Olympic champion Alexei Yagudine believes that the skater Mikhail Kolyada It makes no sense to compete anymore.

Earlier, 28-year-old Kolyada on Maxim Trankov’s Free Program podcast announced his decision to put his sports career on hold.

“But in an overall sense, about my changes… Maybe I’m just the kind of person who doesn’t like to bother.

There is such a moral rule: treat the world as you would like it to treat you. But it doesn’t work in reality. More often than not, the world is terribly cruel. And when you start to realize that, there are two options: sink into depression or take responsibility for your own life and live it the way you want. What I have done.”

Well said. You are an unrealistic skater, but I love you from the human side as a man, as a husband of your beloved wife, as a conversation partner. What about the competition? It’s no use anymore… Good luck to you in all your endeavours… if anything, I’m here,” Yagudin wrote on his Telegram channel.

Kolyada 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.