“There has never been such an example in the world of figure skating. I bow to his courage.” – Zheleznyakov about the appearance of Kostomarov on the ice

Choreographer Alexey Zheleznyakov, in a conversation with , admired the will of the Olympic champion Romana Kostomarova and noted that there have never been such examples in the world of figure skating.

Kostomarov suffered several amputations during his illness earlier this year. On Sunday, the 46-year-old athlete appeared on the ice at the end of his wife’s exhibition performance. Oksana Domnine during Ilya Averbukh’s birthday show. The audience greeted him standing, people only sat down at the end of the show, many could not hold back their tears.

“I bow to his courage, his will, his thirst for life. This is what we should strive for in terms of character and self-education. A very strong man. This can only delight. There has never been such an example in the world of figure skating,” Zheleznyakov told .

Kostomarov, partnered with Tatyana Navka, won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics in ice dancing, and also won the world championships twice and the European championships three times.