“Let him call me, I don’t bite the phone.” Tarasova responded to Nugumanova’s open letter

Honored Coach of the USSR in Figure Skating Tatiana Tarasova replied to an open letter Elisabeth Nugumanova in which the skater spoke about the reasons for the departure of coach Evgeny Rukavitsyn.

– Weird. I always comment on it well, I like the way it rises, very pleasant. But there are other girls who skate a lot better, so she’s where she is. I have to call Rukavitsyn and find something. When an athlete starts speaking up and standing up for their rights, they have to answer for themselves. The coach always goes out with you, is responsible for you, and the main negative lies with him.

Here you can see the line someone said to him because I didn’t talk to him. I spoke only with journalists and said that I respected Rukavitsyn and would never believe that he spoke like this. It happens with a coach: you scream, you scream – it’s okay. But when such dismantling begins, I don’t quite understand.

There’s some kind of transmission right there. I don’t want to get involved in gossip. She knows my phone very well or the federation can give it. What kind of letters are these? Under documentation. I really do not understand. A young girl. And gossip to me. No, I’m not ready for that and I’m not doing it. Let him call me, I don’t bite the phone,” said.

Earlier, 19-year-old Nugumanova in an interview with accused her coach Rukavitsyn of humiliation and threats. Tarasova commented on the situation, Nugumanova replied to Tatyana Anatolyevna in an open letter published by .

Nugumanova is the winner of the Grand Prix stages in the junior category, she took sixth place in the 2021 Russian Championship.