Olympic figure skating champion Alexei Yagoudin called the Russian people the gold of the country.
On Sunday, VDNKh hosts the opening of the “Walk of Fame” exhibition, organized by the Russian Society “Znanie”, where famous Russian athletes deposited their medals.
— The gold of our country is the people who live in our country. I have in my hands a medal won more than 20 years ago. This gold is not mine, it is the gold of all those who were sick and who supported me. I would like the children who came to this exhibition to understand that nothing is impossible in life, ”the correspondent reports, reporting Yagudin’s words.
Figure skaters Roman Kostomarov, Alexey Yagudin, speed skater Ruslan Zakharov, freestyler Maxim Burov, snowboarder Vic Wild, biathletes Maxim Chudov, Anna Bogaliy and Svetlana Ishmuratova, as well as skiers Elena Vyalbe and Nikita Kryukov displayed their awards .
Source : MatchTV
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