Herboldt: “I was shocked when I was 8-10 years old when I saw the famous death of Protopopov and Belousova live”

Russian figure skater Katharina Gerboldt on the air of the show “All for the match!” on the channel, she talked about the emotions she felt when seeing the performance of Oleg Protopopov and Lyudmila Belousova live.

On Friday, Skating Lesson reported that two-time Olympic pairs skating champion Oleg Protopopov died at the age of 91. During his sports career, the skater performed in tandem with his wife Lyudmila Belousova. The duo won the USSR championships six times, the world and European championships four times and won gold at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics. Lyudmila Belousova died in September 2017.

— I had the chance to see them live when they were already several years old. I was shocked when I was 8 to 10 years old: I was just starting out in pairs skating. When they started making their famous todes, it was a huge shock, respect and admiration for me,” Herboldt said.

Olympic champion Oleg Vasiliev also spoke about his meeting with the famous skating couple.

— We met in Lake Placid several years ago, when Lyuda (Belousova) had already left and Oleg was left alone. He was honestly lost. It was hard for him to spend his whole life, his whole conscious life, with his wife and his partner and lose her at such a serious age,” Vasiliev said on .