Kostomarov on his participation in “Avatar Show” on NTV: “It was a cool experience. He recorded enough hits for an entire album.

Olympic figure skating champion Roman Kostomarov called participation in “Avatar Show” on the NTV channel an interesting experience.

The judges managed to untangle the 46-year-old athlete behind the Tin Woodman avatar. Irina Ponarovskaya was the first to voice this version. When Kostomarov appeared on stage at the end of the show, the jury members could not hold back their tears. He sang the song “The City That Doesn’t Exist.”

— It was a cool experience… I really enjoyed playing the role of the Tin Woodman. He recorded enough hits for an entire album. I’m happy to have been discovered with such a cool song that I really like. “Thank you everyone,” Kostomarov wrote on the Telegram channel.

Kostomarov suffered multiple amputations after his hospitalization in early 2023 and was discharged in July.

Kostomarov, together with Tatyana Navka, won the 2006 Turin Olympics in ice dancing, became a two-time world champion and a three-time European champion.