MOSCOW, March 28, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Honored Master of Sports of Russia Ilya Averbukh believes that Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova may take a break in her sports career due to accumulated fatigue. On Sunday, the 18-year-old athlete said that she does not rule out ending her career at the end of the current season. «Anya is an outstanding athlete who has won all the tournaments in the world of figure skating «Moreover, she did this as an adult girl. There is simply no person in Russia who would not know her. I think this is her conscious decision. Shcherbakova has been fighting various injuries and adversities for several years,» Averbukh said. «Maybe she has it makes sense to take a break for a while due to fatigue. But I’m sure if she decides to end her career, then Shcherbakova’s return will be possible. In any case, we will support her, «Averbukh added. At the Beijing Olympics, Shcherbakova won the gold medal. distance in singles competition. Earlier, the International Skating Union, against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, suspended Russian and Belarusian figure skaters from international competitions.
