TALLINN, January 15, Sergey Yaremenko. Russian figure skater Mark Kondratyuk said that people who discuss his possible participation in the team tournament of the Olympics will decide for themselves whether he deserves it or not. On Friday, Kondratyuk became the winner of the European Championship in men's single skating, which takes place in Tallinn. According to the results of two programs, the athlete scored 286.56 points (99.06 points for the short program and 187.50 for the free program). «I think the people who discuss the team tournament of the Olympics will decide for themselves whether I deserve to participate in it or not. And my job is to skate,” Kondratyuk said at a press conference. “Titles are cool and nice, but today I won, they will rejoice for a couple of days, and then I have to work. Perhaps titles give some kind of self-confidence. And if If you don't think about pressure, it will be easier,» Kondratyuk said.
