Roman Kostomarov: “I train in the gym – I blow, I twist. Other people look at me and all their hurts disappear immediately. »

Olympic figure skating champion Roman Kostomarov told how he motivates those involved in sports through his example.

The 46-year-old athlete underwent several amputations after his hospitalization in 2023 and was released in July. Recently, on social networks, the athlete often posts photos and videos from indoor workouts.

– I train in the gym – I blow, I spin, trainers come up to me: “Romych, you are beautiful. The customer’s knee hurt, but he saw you and strode in. They looked at me and everything went away immediately. I am now like a doctor, good luck to everyone.

The hardest part is learning to live with what you have. I have always valued independence, I tried to be an independent person and I was used to doing everything myself. In sports, we worked with a coach, a choreographer, but first of all, no matter how difficult the situation with Tanya (Tatyana Navka), with the coach, I always thought: “Be patient, you are doing this for yourself, you need to reach the end, otherwise the years devoted to sports will be in vain, because in the end there will be a defeat that you will regret for the rest of your life,” Kostomarov said during the federal educational marathon “Knowledge”.

Kostomarov, partnered with Tatyana Navka, won gold at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, and also won the World Championships twice and the European Championships three times.