“There is a practice with such contracts in the West. There is nothing absurd in this ”- Rodnina on the situation with the breakup of the figure skater couple Kaganovskaya / Angelopol

Three-time Olympic champion in figure skating Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Irina Rodnina in a conversation with , she said there was nothing absurd about the conditions in which the skater Valery Angépol appointed Vasilisa Kaganovskaya to continue playing in pairs, no.

On Thursday, the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) announced that the dance duo had ceased to exist by mutual agreement. After that, Kaganovskaya said that it was the partner’s decision, and the reason for the collapse was the contract that Angelopol offered her to sign, according to which she had to take the partner “for full material support.”

— There is a practice with such contracts in the West. There is nothing absurd in this, in the West everyone pays if you want to skate with me in a duet, but I don’t have the possibility to pay for the ice and the work of a trainer”, Rodnina told .

Kaganovskaya and Angelopol are the winners of the Russian Grand Prix final last season.