“I haven’t driven for three days. I went out on the ice and the temperature rose” – figure skater Khabibullina

Figure skater Natalia Khabibullina playing in tandem with Ilya Kniajouk in an interview with , she said she fell ill before the Russian Grand Prix in Omsk.

Khabibullina and Knyazhuk took second place at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Omsk, scoring 221.67 points. Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov took first place (232.98), bronze went to Yulia Artemyeva and Alexey Bryukhanov (203.32).

— Natasha fell ill shortly before the stage in Omsk. Have you even thought about becoming an actor? Was the illness so serious?

— Ilya Knyazhuk (IK): I really wanted to film.

— Natalya Khabibullina (NH): I got sick after the Panin-Kolomenkin memorial. It turned out that I didn’t skate for three days, the ice came out and the temperature rose again. This lasted a week and a half. This is why the idea of ​​the shoot was born.

— IK: Natasha, of course, wore a mask so as not to contaminate anyone.

— NH: We tried to ride a little, but productively. The coaches suggested not going to Omsk, because it was dangerous to ride with a fever. But I didn’t agree, I really wanted to speak at this point.

– IK: Natasha – well done!

— You had a big preparatory stage this summer. In fact, illness canceled this work. Are you very upset?

— IK: Yes, we were in the best possible shape.

— NH: It was a shame, because after the Panin-Kolomenkin Memorial, we wanted to return to training work, correcting shortcomings and mistakes. But ultimately the illness ruined all plans, the skaters told .