The phenomenon of figure skating in Russia is associated with the historic successes of Russian athletes, this attracts people, the Olympic ice dancing champion told . Roman Kostomarov .
Kostomarov is an Olympic champion associated with Tatyana Navka. On June 2, the superfinal of the Russian Football Cup “Baltika” – “Zenit” took place in Luzhniki. Roman attended this match.
— Was the football party a success?
— It’s nice to see that there were so many people in the Luzhniki stands. After all, it was not the Moscow teams that played, but it was the Russian Cup superfinal. In the first half, I will say that the match was equal, it turned out that Baltika opened the score.
— The debate continues: what is more popular in our country: figure skating or football? What do you think?
— Football is the number one game in the world. But the fact that figure skating is popular is also true, without a doubt. So it was and so it will be.
– What is its phenomenon?
— Since the times of the USSR, our figure skaters have climbed to the highest steps of the podium. It attracts people, they like it. And to this day our guys occupy the highest places. Well, now we are deprived of it, but everyone knows that there are many talented and strong skaters in Russia,” Kostomarov told .
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