Zhurova: “I am sure that Kostomarov will still get used to skating and will prepare an interesting performance himself”

Olympic speed skating champion and deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Svetlana Jourova in a conversation with , she expressed confidence that the skater Roman Kostomarov in the future he will prepare an interesting performance for the performance on ice.

Kostomarov appeared on skates at the end of his wife Oksana Domnina’s exhibition number with Maxim Shabalin at Ilya Averbukh’s anniversary show. On December 11, Roman posted a video on his Telegram channel about how he went out on the ice on skates for the first time after amputations. On Sunday he appeared on the ice during the show, the audience greeted him standing, people sat down only at the end of the show, many could not hold back their tears.

— Roman is just a huge guy. In this way he demonstrates to many people what strength he has and what desire he should have to continue living. He tries to achieve it with as much brilliance as before. We all support him. It seems like he can stay home and do nothing, but it’s not about him. The Olympic spirit is present in him. You don’t become Olympic champion like that. The novel simply shows that we must never give up, stop, despite life’s obstacles.

I am sure that he will still get used to skating and in the future he will prepare interesting numbers himself. He will definitely come up with something that no one has done before. Still, we have not seen people before him who would skate in such a situation,” Zhurova told .

Kostomarov, partnered with Tatyana Navka, won gold at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, and also won the World Championships twice and the European Championships three times.