“Tuktamysheva did not speak, but the stands were full. This is the main indicator of the success of the stage of the Russian Grand Prix”, – the authorities of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

Minister of Sports of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Denis Petrovsky in a conversation with called the main indicator of the success of the stage of the Russian Grand Prix full stands of the ice rink in the absence of a figure skater among the participants. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva .

Earlier, 26-year-old Tuktamysheva announced that she had decided to take a break from her professional career. The figure skater was included in the preliminary list of participants in the third stage of the Russian Grand Prix, which took place on October 28-29 in Krasnoyarsk.

— Are the organizers satisfied with the stage? I think so. Both days we were full. Spectators came to the arena with great fun and interesting things, and this is an indicator that figure skating attracts people. This is despite the fact that Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who was on the preliminary list of participants before the decision to suspend her career, was unable to attend. The legendary figure skater didn’t play, but the stands were full. This is the main indicator of the success of the competition.

If I’m not mistaken, Krasnoyarsk became the first city where a large number of spectators came to the junior stage of the Russian Grand Prix. Those who did not have time to buy tickets for the adult tournament went to the junior competitions, and every day there were 1500-2000 figure skating fans, ”Petrovsky told .

Tuktamysheva is world champion, European champion, winner of the Grand Prix final of the 2014/15 season.