“I don’t see Davis and Smolkin as promising. It’s interesting to listen to Tutberidze – his students are at home and his daughter is playing” – Rodnina

Three-time Olympic champion and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina before the start of the European Championship, she told that she was not considering Diane Davis And Gleb Smolkin a promising dancing couple.

Davis and Smolkin will perform at the European Championships January 10-14 in Lithuania.

— It’s hard to say anything, but how long does it take them to adapt? Georgia is such an important state and does it need any special adaptation? Everyone understands that their transition is a forced decision. I don’t consider them a promising couple. It’s interesting to listen to your mother, to know her position – all her students are sitting at home and her daughter is playing, ”Rodnina told .

In June, it became known that ice dance athletes Davis and Smolkin will represent the Georgian national team starting in the 2023/24 season. Davis is the daughter of a Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze her partner is the son of actor Boris Smolkin.