“Tutberidze is a true artist! She has crazy self-control” – Olympic Champion Lidiya Ivanova

Eteri Tutberidze she artistically controls her emotions during her students’ performances and has such a powerful name that without her it is impossible to perceive modern figure skating, two-time Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Lidiya Ivanova told .

On Saturday, February 24, Tutberidze turned 50.

— Eteri Tutberidze is such a powerful name that today I cannot perceive figure skating without this phrase. I have lived a long life, during my life there have been many wonderful coaches and athletes, but Eteri, as a phenomenon, broke into the world of sports. But she’s still a young woman. She raised a whole fireworks display of brilliant figure skaters. I understand that this is not only her merit, but that she was able to create her own coaching staff, and this is also great professionalism – to build a strong team.

I sincerely congratulate Eteri Georgievna on her birthday! You look at her and see a beautiful, fragile, slender woman, but what a strong spirit she has! Let her stay like this as long as possible and experience many happy moments in her coaching career. I wish you health, beauty and lightness, hellish coaching patience, which no one can understand if they have never touched these functional responsibilities.

50 is still early in life, but she has already accomplished a lot. For me, Tutberidze is a star! She has incredible calm and titanic endurance. She is a true artist! She has crazy self-control. Sport is endless training for all kinds of phenomena, we overcome a lot of obstacles, it teaches a person to become a person. She could sit on a bench and command the parade, but she personally leads the process and gives everyone an educational example,” Ivanova told .

Among Tutberidze’s students are Olympic champions Yulia Lipnitskaya, Alina Zagitova, Anna Shcherbakova, Games medalists Evgenia Tarasova/Vladimir Morozov, Evgenia Medvedeva and Alexandra Trusova, Kamila Valieva and others.