“Denis Vasiliev is a bastard, we have long known what kind of person he is” – Tarasova about the Latvian figure skater’s comments about the admission of Russians to the Olympic Games

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova during a conversation with , she called Latvian figure skater Denis Vasiliev a bastard.

Earlier, the athlete, in an interview with Latvian media, called the IOC’s decision to allow Russians to participate in the 2024 Games in a neutral status hasty.

“He is a scoundrel, we have known for a long time what kind of person he is,” Tarasova told .

In December, the IOC announced it would allow Russian athletes to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with individual neutral status.

Vasiliev, 24, is a bronze medalist at the 2022 European Championship.