St. Petersburg, February 19, Boris Khodorovsky. Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko said in an interview that he was not sure that Anna Shcherbakova, the gold medalist of the Beijing Games in women's single skating, would continue her career after her triumph at the Olympics. On Thursday at the Olympic Games in women's single skating, Russians Shcherbakova (255, 95 points) and Alexandra Trusova (251.73) won gold and silver, the third was Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13). Kamila Valieva, who was in the lead after the short program, took fourth place (224.09). «I think Shcherbakova will not continue her career, but I have no doubt that Anna will prove herself in other areas of life,» Plushenko said. Evgeny also believes that for Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova, sports life is just beginning. «I don’t know if Kamila and Sasha will believe me, but at their age, sports life is just beginning. I am convinced that these skaters are not one-day skaters who will be forgotten immediately after their only Olympic victory. They have there is a laid down technical base, and the opportunity to appear in new images, and motivation,» the specialist added. Read the full interview with Plushenko on Saturday at rsport.ria.ru.
