World figure skating champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva in an interview with , she said she was not in the mood to compete in an individual tournament at the Russian Show Jumping Championship.
Tuktamysheva announced in October 2023 that she was taking a career break. The 27-year-old figure skater actively participated in the show, after which she returned to training to prepare for the Russian Show Jumping Championships, which will be held on January 20-21 in Moscow. The fact of his participation in the competition was confirmed by coach Alexei Mishin.
— Now your immediate task is the Russian Show Jumping Championship. Do you participate in team and individual tournaments?
— For the moment, I am only configured for the team one.
— Did you and your coaches decide a long time ago to participate in the championship?
— When I took a break, I didn’t think much about this tournament. I was just thinking of something else. And at the beginning of December I remembered and the thought came to me: “Why not participate?” — Touktamysheva told .
Tuktamysheva is world and European champion, winner of the Grand Prix final of the 2014/15 season.
Source : MatchTV

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