“This is Matvey’s internal request. The emotional state will improve and the results will be better » – Enbert about Vetlugin’s departure from Mishin

The transition to the coaching staff of Evgeniy Rukavitsyn is an internal request of the skater Matveya Vetlugin Olympic silver medalist Alexander Enbert told .

On Tuesday, it became known that Russian Grand Prix winner Vetlugin left Alexei Mishin’s group to join Evgeny Rukavitsyn. Vetlugin is 20 years old and has been training under Mishin since 2021.

— This is an internal request from Matvey, because Alexey Nikolaevich has a big team and a lot of ice. Evgeniy Vladimirovich also has a great team and is not deprived of ice. The athletes who skate with him are all atypical, with quads, etc. If he feels comfortable there, we will see positive results if he trains in a better mood. This is not a radical change, as was the case for Boykova/Kozlovsky when switching to Eteri Tutberidze. If the emotional state improves, then the results will be better,” Enbert told .

This season, 20-year-old Vetlugin became the winner of the Russian Grand Prix in Omsk and took 14th place in the Russian Championship.