Figure skating coach Linichuk talks about his work at the Plushenko Academy: “I see a very professional approach”

Figure skating coach Natalya Linichuk told that she did not think for long about the offer to work at the Plushenko Academy of Angels.

In December it became known that 67-year-old Linichuk would begin working with dance duets at the Plushenko Academy. His students were Arina Ushakova And Valéry Angépol .

— Why did you accept the offer to work at Plushenko’s Angels?

— I see a very professional approach. He was a sports professional and he began to develop himself as a coach. I’m very impressed by that, I’m very grateful to him for loving the sport so much and doing so much for skaters of all levels.

— Have you been thinking about this proposition for a while?

– I did not think about it. They married me without me (laughs). When the offer came, I arrived, we met and talked within a few days… I didn’t think about it for long.

— You will work at the Moscow Academy…

“I will be here and Evgeniy Viktorovich asked me to come to Gorky twice a week to help the guys. Glide, style, feel better.

— Which of the current athletes at the academy appeals to you when it comes to skiing?

“That’s it,” Linichuk told .

Linichuk, partnered with Gennady Karponosov, is the winner of the 1980 Olympic Games, as well as a two-time world and European champion.