“Going to Russian tournaments means supporting our country” – figure skater Katsalapov

Olympic figure skating champion Nikita Katsalapov said he saw participation in Russian competitions as a way to support the country.

On Wednesday, Katsalapov and his partner Victoria Sinitsina held a creative meeting with “Knowledge” within the framework of the “Russia” exhibition and forum at VDNKh.

— When we roll out the program very well, we joke among ourselves that we can still compete. There is a time and a place for everything. We have collected all the most important athlete titles. It was all very difficult, difficult and interesting. Can we still? Of course we can. But you have to realize that this represents an enormous amount of work. We won’t go out and everything will be fine.

Victoria and I have proven that we are the champions of the planet. For us now, participating in Russian tournaments is simply supporting our country. But we support our country and our figure skating through the show. There is less stress for us and people look at us the same way. But as a joke, I want to return to the Olympics, ”reports the correspondent of , reporting Katsalapov’s words.

Sinitsina and Katsalapov are Olympic silver medalists, world, European and Russian champions in ice dancing.