Mark Kondratyuk: “When I was a child, they sent me to skiing, but when I had to make the final choice, my mother chose figure skating”

Russian figure skater Mark Kondratyuk said he was into alpine skiing as a child, but later his mother decided to let him into figure skating.

— How come you chose figure skating?

“I was two years old, it wasn’t my decision, but my mother’s. She realized that her child was sitting at home and doing nothing. I was old enough to do something. They also sent me downhill skiing. When it came to choosing where to finally go, my mother chose figure skating. I was afraid of skating, but not of skiing. Every New Year we went skiing and snowboarding. Mastered winter sports.

— What does the coach think of the fact that you can do something else? Where can you get hurt?

— I haven’t skied or snowboarded in six years because I might get injured. After my career, I’ll just stick to skating. I think the muscle memory remains,” reports the correspondent of , according to Kondratyuk’s words.