Athletistic / Figure skating. Former Russian figure skater Maria Butyrskaya commented on the words of coach Alexander Zhulin. Earlier, he said skaters went to exhibition performances “half drunk.”

According to Zhulin, after the free program, skaters begin to violate the regime. According to the coach, athletes spend a lot of time preparing for competitions, after which they take a “break”.

“It seems to me that everything is individual here. I never liked demonstration performances, because the competitive moment is always important for me, but there is none. I never really liked these performances .

I’ll tell you this: on the day of the protests, no one is allowed to drink. Alexander is entitled to his point of view, but I cannot confirm it.

Zhulin said figure skaters went to exhibition shows ‘half drunk’

Yes, there may be such cases, but there is no need to generalize. I would protect many athletes.

Do you think Zhenya Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova drink champagne before their performances? I won’t believe it. I don’t know, maybe boys can, but I’m completely calm about girls,” Butyrskaya is quoted in Soviet Sport.



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