Linichuk: “Under my encouragement, Anisina went to France. Forgive me, Russia has lost its Olympic champion.”

Honored figure skating coach of Russia Natalya Linichuk said that it was she who contributed to this decision. Marina Anisine In France.

Anisine associated with Ilya Averbukh won gold at two World Junior Ice Dancing Championships. Later, Averbukh joined forces with Irina Lobacheva, and Anisina began performing with Frenchman Gwendal Peizerat. Anisina and Peizera won at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City.

— Once we were driving from Novogorsk to Moscow. We are walking down the street and Ilya cautiously says to me: “Natalya Vladimirovna, the first option is for me to go to the ice ballet, the second is for me to skate with Lobacheva. I could not resist. At my suggestion, Marina went to France. Forgive me, Russia has lost its Olympic champion,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Linitchuk’s words.