“Annabelle’s recovery won’t take long. She will need rest for a week” – the coach about Morozov’s condition after the collision in the warm-up

The coach of the Annabelle Morozov/Igor Eremenko pair, Anzhelika Krylova, told that her partner’s recovery from the injury sustained during the warm-up before the rhythm dance at the Russian Grand Prix in Krasnoyarsk would not take long.

On Saturday, during the warm-up before the rhythm dance, Annabelle received a cut on the leg when she collided with Elizaveta Shanaeva, performing in tandem with Pavel Drozd. Morozov went to the rental with a bandage on the damaged area. After the competition, the skater received medical treatment. Doctors stitched up the leg wound. On Sunday, it became known that Morozov/Eremenko had decided to withdraw from the free program for medical reasons.

Annabelle can’t ride a horse. She went to practice today, she was in a lot of pain, so she had to pull out of the free skate. Annabelle received seven stitches yesterday. The tendons and muscles are not affected, so recovery will not take too long. But she will still need rest for a week.

I am really sorry. This is not the first time Shanaeva has crashed into her opponents during the warm-up. All couples should be careful when warming up, anything can happen. I will also tell my friends,” Krylova told .

According to the results of the rhythm dance, Morozov and Eremenko took third place with 76.13 points. Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin are in the lead (87.26 points). The couples will perform free dances on Sunday.