The skaters were supposed to compete in the Grand Prix series next season, but decided to end their competitive careers.
The leaders of the Ukrainian national figure skating team, six-time champions of Ukraine, winners of the 2017 Universiade in Alma-Ata and participants in the 2018 and 2022 Olympic Games, Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin, announced that they are finishing their professional careers. Suspіlne.
The skaters announced their decision by posting relevant posts on their Instagram.
“We worked as a couple for almost 20 years! Those were great times. There were a lot of funny moments, many times it’s hard and even painful! But all these 20 years were all exactly the best! We always perform first of all for to the audience.”
“We always like to show you new elements, and we always try to make our programs fun and interesting! We are very grateful to everyone who has been with us on this long journey. And thanks to everyone who supported and helped us! For a long time, many people.”
“And thank you very much to all the fans. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to do anything. We decided to end our sports career. But we don’t want to end with figure skating! We really want to continue to work and please you, but not as athletes!”.
Check out this post on InstagramPublication from Alexandra Nazarova (@aleksandralfs)
Nazarova and Nikitin are nominated for two Grand Prix of the 2022/23 season: Skate America (USA) and Grand Prix de France (France). However, they withdrew from the competition on 12 August. And the next day found out why they made such a decision.
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Their last performance took place at the 2022 World Cup in Montpellier, France, which took place a month after Russia started the war against Ukraine.
Alexandra and Maxim performed only in the rhythmic dance, finishing 16th. They did not participate in the free dance due to the short preparation time, as well as the entertaining part of the composition, which they considered inappropriate.
Source: korrespondent
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