“It’s a shame that people, not seeing the whole situation, tend to accept a practical version” – figure skater Drozd about Shanaeva’s clash with Morozov

Figure skater Pavel Drozd do ice dancing with Elizaveta Shanaeva said that the couple wished Annabelle Morozov recovery after the collision at the Krasnoyarsk Grand Prix skating rink, emphasizing that it was necessary to know all the details of the situation to draw conclusions.

On Saturday, Shanaeva touched Annabelle’s leg with her skate blade during warm-up. As a result, Morozov, playing with Igor Eremenko, entered the rhythm dance with a bandage over the damaged area. The duo’s coach, Anzhelika Krylova, told that the skater received seven stitches after the cut. At the same time, Shanaeva said that she “didn’t notice anything” during the warm-up. Morozov and Eremenko withdrew from Sunday’s free skate.

— We take this opportunity to wish you good health. It was not clear during the warm-up, so we are sorry that the guys had to withdraw, our sport is dangerous in terms of injuries, and this unfortunately happens at big tournaments. It’s a shame that such situations occur. I hope for their speedy recovery.

Were you able to communicate? In the morning, we crossed paths with Annabelle. It’s not entirely ethical to climb straight away, it’s not entirely right. We are all adults, so we asked about our health and wished for recovery. In my memory, this happened several times during tournaments.

In my junior career, when there was a derby with the Americans, they sometimes had a battle of nerves, we didn’t like that. You work and prove everything with performances.

It’s a shame that sometimes people, without seeing the big picture, (want to) accept some kind of model, some practical version. We invest everything in ourselves, Annabelle was preparing for the stage, just like us, no one is a beast. It is above all a sporting festival.

As adults we found out (about his condition), this is the only thing we can do, we are not doctors,” Drozd said in an interview published by the press service of the Federation Russian figure skating.