Gallyamov: “I gave up this whole series with Olympic gold. This has been going on for so many episodes now that I’ve stopped following.

Figure skater Alexander Galliamov in an interview with , he said he had long since given up on the 2022 Beijing Olympics gold story, emphasizing that this “series” was no longer of interest.

Gallyamov, partnered with Anastasia Mishina, helped the Russian team win gold in the Olympics team tournament. Subsequently, the International Skating Union (ISU) deprived the Russians of victory based on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the Kamila Valieva case. As a result, the Russian team should receive bronze.

— The story of Olympic gold. What were your emotions when we learned that your medal had been taken away?

— I already said that I had given up on this whole Olympic series. This has been going on for so many episodes now that I’ve stopped following. Really and seriously, I’m giving up and trying not to follow.

— Do you consider yourself an Olympic champion?

– It’s wrong to say that. A real athlete wouldn’t say that. We were on the podium, we were happy, but that’s it. If I had continued to dwell on this, perhaps Nastya and I would not have had as successful a season as this one.

Whether I consider myself someone or not is not that important. I do not live by the merits of the past, but I try to work on the present moment and to win any competition in which our couple participates,” Gallyamov told .

Mishina and Gallyamov are world and European champions, bronze medalists of the 2022 Olympic Games in pair skating, two-time winners of the Russian championship.