St. Petersburg, Jan 18, Boris Khodorovsky. Chairman of the coaching council of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) Elena Chaikovskaya called the statement of «experts» that the three-time Russian champion Mikhail Kolyada should not be included in the Olympic team at the Games in Beijing stupid. Previously «Match TV» said that the coaching council of the FFKKR voted against the inclusion of Kolyada in the team tournament of the 2022 Olympic Games. Later, a member of the FFKKR coaching council, on condition of anonymity, denied this information. «In men, Evgeny Semenenko was preferred to Andrei Mozalev, believing that during the season he was more stable and reliable. As a result, both performed in Tallinn. I will not comment on the statements of some «experts» about that Mikhail Kolyada should not be included in the Olympic team. I don’t comment on nonsense,” said Chaikovskaya.
