Two-time European figure skating champion Yuko Kawaguchi, who competed for Russia in a duet with Alexander Smirnov, told that her former coach Tamara Moskvina’s group already had enough qualified specialists, and that Kawaguchi herself was comfortable as a judge.
Kawaguchi and Smirnov are two-time European champions (2010, 2015), two-time silver (2009, 2011), bronze (2008) at the European Championships, two-time bronze medalists at the World Championships (2009, 2010). They retired in 2017.
— Why didn’t you go work for your favorite coach’s team?
– We can say that there is no place for me. There are enough coaches there for a top team. My partner Alexander [Смирнов] I found myself in this club and I am very happy about it. And Tamara Nikolaevna [Москвиной] I am grateful that they gave me the right to choose and freedom. After leaving the sport, I could return to my homeland or stay in Russia. Nobody put pressure on me.
But if you work as a coach, then with Tamara Nikolaevna. The other team did not interest me. Well, it did not work out here, but I chose a different path – judicial. It suits me. I think everything is for the best. When I sometimes come to the rink and see how coaches work, I understand how difficult it is, “Kawaguchi told .
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