Honored Coach of the USSR Tatiana Tarasova told that she did not want to discuss the figure skater’s performance Sofia Samodelkina at the ISU Junior Grand Prix in Ankara due to his change of nationality.
Samodelkina, who previously represented Russia, finished eighth in the short program. The 17-year-old athlete, representing Kazakhstan, received 57.14 points for her performance. First place was taken by Japan’s Ami Nakai (66.22).
— What country does she represent? Kazakhstan? What do we have to do with it? Call someone else, “Tarasova told .
For Samodelkina, this is her debut on the international stage after changing her sports citizenship. In September, it became known that the skater had stopped working with Evgeni Plushenko. In October, Samodelkina will leave for a trial and internship in Los Angeles with coach Rafael Harutyunyan.
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