“Why talk nonsense? In the football final of the Kyrgyz Republic, the $50,000 from figure skating will not bring in that much in one season,” Koloskov replied to Rodnina.

Figure skating is an elite sport, and football is available to everyone, there is no point in comparing them, football is more popular, the honorary president of the Russian Football Union told ( RFU). Vyacheslav Koloskov .

Earlier, three-time Olympic champion and State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina said in a conversation with Sport24 that figure skaters in Russia are loved more than football players.

– I know Irina Konstantinovna personally, there is no need to pay attention to it, why talk nonsense? Just look at how many people go to soccer and figure skating. The final match of the Russian Cup brings together 50,000 spectators. You can only get so much in figure skating in an entire season. Football is more popular. Figure skating has become a popular sport, I don’t want to oppress their dignity. I myself like to watch women, men, couples, ice dancing. The sport is elitist, but football remains accessible to all. Among the skaters, I know Tuktamysheva, Valieva and other girls. I also know the names of men’s skating. I like to watch all the movements, jumps, combinations,” Koloskov told .