“Kostornaya had pneumonia. She goes out on the ice and does certain elements little by little” – choreographer Popova

Choreographer Betina Popova, who works in Sergei Roslyakov’s group, told that doctors cleared the skater Alena Kostornaya go out on the ice.

Earlier, Kostornaya announced on her Telegram channel that she and her husband Georgy Kunitsa would miss several tournaments, as the recovery process from the illness was delayed.

— Alena is feeling a little better, healing is progressing, we are slowly being treated under the supervision of doctors. She had pneumonia. He practices, but it’s not the kind of training needed for competitions. These are the smallest tasks: going out on the ice, doing certain elements little by little.

But we have not yet had access to the total volume of shipments. When can I start more serious training? It’s health, we can’t guess it. When doctors allow it, they will allow it. “She is under control, everything is fine,” Popova told .

Last season, Kostornaya and Kunitsa took ninth place at the Russian Pair Skating Championships.

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