MOSCOW, April 15, Andrey Simonenko. European Champion 2020 in men's singles In skating, Russian figure skater Dmitry Aliyev said in an interview that after an unsuccessful Olympic season he does not think about changing his coach, as he completely trusts him. Aliyev took ninth place at the Russian Championship, which was a qualifier for the Olympics in Beijing, and could not win a ticket to the Games. Since 2013, the skater has been training in St. Petersburg with Evgeny Rukavitsyn. «Evgeny Vladimirovich (Rukavitsyn) can understand me even without words. I can go on the ice, take off the covers, and he will understand what condition I am in. It is clear that this does not always work «but he understands me very well, as I do him. Yes, we have quarrels, reconciliations, conversations — everything is like people. But he is no longer just a coach, but my man. I'm not going to change anything. I never understood these racing for something calm and comfortable. Of course, like any person, sometimes doubts arise in my head about the correctness of what I am doing, but I completely trust the coach,» Aliyev said.