“They had problems, but they didn’t stay still. Our most beautiful couple” – Rodnina about Tarasova and Morozov, who finished their career

Olympic silver medalists Evgenia Tarasova And Vladimir Morozov sometimes experienced psychological problems, but resolved them and remained the most aesthetic Russian couple in figure skating, the three-time Olympic champion, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, told . Irina Rodnina .

Earlier, the duo announced the end of their sports career.

— Well guys, one of our most beautiful skaters.

— Many people note that the guys could have done more…

– They could, of course.

– Why didn’t you succeed? In your opinion.

— I can only judge by competitions and by what I have seen personally. They clearly had psychological problems and technical instability. They managed to cope with it last year and showed excellent skating at the Olympics. Another thing is that we waited a long time for their results. At the 2018 Olympics, unfortunately, they performed unsuccessfully. But we expected a good performance in Beijing.

The decision to end my career is quite logical, they were at the top for a long time, they changed coaches. Vladimir and Evgeniya did not stand still, looking for options for stability and confident performance. Our most beautiful couple in recent years.

— Even if we take the Boykova/Kozlovsky and Mishina/Gallyamov couples?

— Evgenia and Vladimir were a more elegant and aesthetically beautiful couple. In terms of parameters, the skating, which, once again, is very beautiful. They always chose the right music,” Rodnina told .

The skaters have been performing together in pairs since 2012.

The athletes won silver at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics in the team event and silver at the 2022 Beijing Olympics in pair skating. The skaters also have two silver and bronze medals at the world championships; the duo won the European Championship twice.