Head Coach of the Russian National Skating Team Dmitry Dorofeev in an interview with commented on the Olympic medalist’s interest in skeleton Elena Nikitina to a new sport, saying that for skaters, his arrival at training camp was a surprise.
In July, Nikitina announced that she was preparing for the season with a sprint group of Russian skaters.
– I see there is such a trend now – everyone started trying new sports. And this is understandable, people somehow try to change the situation and apply themselves. I haven’t really communicated with her, but if I understand correctly, there were disagreements with her federation. But let’s do it, we have completely different sports – I think she got it. She somehow communicated with people, she was promised something, but for us it was all a surprise. And it is not clear why you have to immediately go to train with the national team,” Dorofeev told .
Source : MatchTV

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