American coach spoke about the scandalous words of the Russian figure skater

St. Petersburg, June 16, Boris Khodorovsky. American figure skating coach Rafael Harutyunyan said in an interview that the expression «overweight» is informally banned in the United States. Previously, 19-year-old Russian figure skater Elizaveta Nugumanova spoke about insults from coaches about being overweight. scandals are not uncommon. There are even special divisions in the structure of the national federation that deal with such situations. It seems to me that the coach and the athlete should be attentive to each other and listen to each other. We have a taboo on the words «overweight». We use the term «condition». And skaters are well aware that if their condition does not meet the requirements, then you can even get serious injuries during training. And you can simply forget about worthy results. If you constantly tell an athlete, and especially an athlete, that he is fat, extra pounds will not leave. We can recommend contacting nutritionists and nutritionists,» Harutyunyan said. The specialist noted that for The coach's job is to help the athlete achieve the goals they have set for themselves. According to Harutyunyan, he was surprised by Nugumanova's statements that her coach allegedly persuades colleagues not to take her to the group.