Olympic champion Alina Zagitova personally negotiates with the coaches who will work in her figure skating school in Kazan, it is possible that the athlete herself will conduct master classes, the Minister of Sports of Tatarstan told Vladimir Leonov .
In November, First Deputy Minister of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan Khalil Shaikhutdinov said that the construction of the Zagitova School in Kazan is planned to begin and be completed in 2024.
— Did you manage to talk to Alina about her future figure skating school?
– Yes. We are at the final stage of developing the technical specifications, we have moved on to the preliminary draft. The land has already been decided and the boundaries are ready. This is Portovaya Street, a good place. I think we will finalize the project in the near future and construction will begin this year.
— You said that Alina would perform purely managerial functions. Is there really no chance she’ll get on the ice and teach the kids herself?
— The manager can do what he wants. She is the project leader; (to create a school) was his initiative and his desire. Alina doesn’t just name the school, she will participate in the process. In addition to the infrastructure part, we work according to the school format, Alina personally negotiates with a number of trainers ready to get involved in the work. Maybe she will show master classes herself, no one will limit her.
— Will there be any objections to the coaching candidates of the Ministry of Sports of Tatarstan?
– This is a negotiating position. We also need to discuss the conditions under which these specialists are ready to work and in what form this will be done.
— Surely you would like to see local trainers who could acquire new knowledge from invited specialists?
– Certainly. We will definitely involve our specialists in the work,” Leonov told .
Zagitova is the 2018 Olympic women’s single skating champion, world and European champion.
Source : MatchTV
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