Gumennik’s mother hinted at why her son was banned from performing under Rammstein

Elena Gumennik, mother of the figure skater Pierre Gumennik told why the athlete had to change the music in the short program shortly before the skating tests of the Russian national team.

On Saturday, during the skating trials, Russian vice-champion Gumennik performed a short program from last season. Earlier, during a master class at Tamara Moskvina’s club, he presented his program to the music of Rammstein, which was performed for him this season. The skater has said more than once that he really likes the work of this group. However, after his performance at Megasport, he told reporters that he was prohibited from skating in the new shorts.

– Petya and our entire team – we do not confuse creativity and the personality of a composer or poet. So you can go far, right? Some drank, some were forced marriage serfs, some were gamblers. I think a lot of people feel that way.

But it was still necessary to change the music so as not to evoke unnecessary emotions in people who do not support this opinion, who cannot separate the personality of the creator and the product he created. So now when we think about a new program, first of all we will carefully study the biographies. Although with very careful research I fear the appropriate circle will narrow. But joking aside, it is important to respect the feelings of others, even if they seem incomprehensible to us,” Gumennik told .

On Sunday, the skaters will present their free program during the skating tests of the Russian national team.