MOSCOW, June 20 2018 Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova will perform in a demonstration boxing match, a source close to the organizers of the event said. According to the source, the name of Zagitova's opponent will become known in the near future. Zagitova herself on her Instagram (Meta activity (Facebook and Instagram social networks) is banned in Russia as extremist) published a photo, in which she poses in boxing gloves. “I’m getting ready for something new,” the athlete captioned the photo. Earlier in June, the 2022 Olympic silver medalist in women’s figure skating Alexandra Trusova competed in the junior (under 20) long jump competition as part of the Athletics Week in Moscow .
