“The doctors underestimated the situation.” Gumennik’s mother said the skater suffered from pneumonia and coronavirus, but was already recovering

Skater mom Pierre Gumennik reported that his son had previously fallen ill with pneumonia and coronavirus, but was now recovering.

At the end of January, Russian vice-champion Pyotr Gumennik won the St. Petersburg championship, earning more than 300 points based on the results of two programs. On Friday evening it became known that the skater was not included in the list of the strongest participants of the Spartakiad.

— Petya fell very ill between the short and free programs at the Russian Championships. It turned out to be double pneumonia and also coronavirus. It seems they didn’t realize he was so seriously ill and underestimated the situation.

Now my son is already recovering, his temperature is normal, his blood tests are excellent. That’s right, I haven’t been on the ice yet,” Elena Gumennik told .

The Winter Spartakiad of the Strongest will be held in several regions of Russia, and figure skating competitions will be held in Magnitogorsk from February 16 to 18.