MOSCOW, January 26, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Bronze medalist of the World Figure Skating Championship In 2011, now coach Artur Gachinsky announced that he underwent surgery to remove a herniated disc after his leg function was impaired. 28-year-old Gachinsky works in St. Petersburg in the team of the honored coach of Russia Alexei Mishin. The athlete ended his career in December 2015 due to injuries. «I'm in St. Petersburg in the hospital, on Thursday I had a rather serious operation. They cut out an intervertebral hernia, removed the intervertebral disc, put in an implant. Without screws and bolts. So far, we decided to do with a small blood. If it hooks further, you will have to install the structure. There is hope that this can be avoided,» Gachinsky said. «Everything went well, then I have three months of recovery and rehabilitation, and then I still need to put my leg in order. After all, the problem was initially was that my left leg failed, almost completely lost its function. Such are the consequences of injuries and everything together. But I need to be further in the ranks, on skates, to train without problems, «the athlete added.
