Figure skater Timur Babaev-Smirnov who performs in ice dancing with Varvara Zhdanova, told that fans often confuse him with Dmitry Aliyev, and at the Russian Challenge tournament they even asked for an autograph.
Last season, the Babaev-Smirnov-Zhdanova duo took eighth place in the Russian Championship and seventh in the Spartakiad of the Strongest. Aliyev, who competes in the men’s singles, placed fourth in the Chechen Republic and Spartakiad last season.
— Many people note that we resemble Dima Aliyev in appearance.
– Did you confuse him with him?
– Confused. There was a situation at the “Russian Challenge” when we got off the ice, and they said to me: “Dima, can I have an autograph?” He said I’m not Dima. This doesn’t offend me. By the way, we stood in the locker room, looked at each other and tried to find similarities. But it seemed to us that we were different,” Babaev-Smirnov told .
Source : MatchTV
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