“Alina reacted positively to the idea.” Match TV presenter Yurgenson talked about visiting the Novodevichy cemetery with Zagitova

Presenter Margarita Yurgenson told about how she was with the Olympic champion Alina Zagitova visited the Novodevichy cemetery.

Earlier, Jurgenson published a message on her Telegram channel in which she reported that she had walked with Zagitova in the cemetery.

— It was a walk in the Novodevichy cemetery. And it’s not just a cemetery, but a real history museum, so Alina (Zagitova) reacted positively to the idea. When we stopped at the grave of Lyudmila Gurchenko, a woman approached us who, as we understood, works in her museum apartment. She told us many interesting facts about the artist’s life.

We arrived late, night fell quickly. Next time we go there in summer, we will take a guide. We will also go to the Troyekurovskoye cemetery (laughs). I already went there myself, took a tour, so I decided to show Alina, ”Yurgenson told .

Zagitova won gold at the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang. The 21-year-old figure skater also achieved victories at the World Championships and European Championships. In 2019, she put her career on hold.