Rodnina called the death of Anfisa Reztsova a big loss

Three-time Olympic figure skating champion and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina told that she considers the death of the three-time winner of the Games in biathlon and cross-country skiing a great loss Anfisa Reztsova .

Reztsova died on Thursday October 19 at the age of 58.

— We knew Anfisa (Reztsova). First of all, as athletes, we then did a joint radio show. My constituency is Khimki, and Anfisa lived there and was a deputy in the Khimki municipal assembly, and there was her stadium. So there were many points of intersection. It’s a shame, she was our only Olympic champion in two different sports. Anfisa led her own competitions, worked a lot with young people and never stopped there. And his daughters continue to play sports. Therefore, of course, it is a very big loss,” Rodnina told .

Reztsova won gold and silver in cross-country skiing at the 1988 Olympics, won three world championships and was a two-time silver medalist. In biathlon, the athlete won gold at the 1992 and 1994 Games, bronze at the 1992 Olympics, and also became a silver medalist at the world championships.