Athletistic/Figure skating. Olympic champion Maxim Marinin, in a conversation with journalists from the Sport-Express publication, expressed his opinion regarding the absence of Eteri Tutberidze at Russian competitions. Tutberidze previously accompanied her ward Kamila Valieva on the stages of the Grand Prix, but lately, including at the Spartakiad, she has not participated in the tournaments.

“Each seat has its own responsibilities, and I don’t know how their work is organized. When you have a coach who has trained several Olympic champions, after such victories, no one wants to lower the bar. She knows everyone very well inside the country. well. What can she do? see something at Russian competitions that I have never seen before? After all, there are other coaches at headquarters who monitor internal competitions, and she takes care of her own business. In Moscow there are probably new skaters rinks, as well as administrative and economic issues that need to be resolved. Why “Do you need to go to another city if there Are there people on the team who can replace you? The result will be the same. Why waste energy if you can save it?” – replied Marinin.

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