MOSCOW, June 29, Alexander Sergeev. Honored coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova said, that he considers information about the possible transition of the Gleb Smolkin/Diana Davis pair to the United States Figure Skating Association (USFS) to be gossip. Earlier media reported that Davis and Smolkin would be screened at the USFS.
"Smolkin and Davis got married? What a charm, they should be congratulated. What do I think about the information about their viewing in the US? Once Alena Savchenko literally hung out without a job, without a partner, without a country. The Germans picked her up. She found a partner, they immediately became winners of the European Championship. Later she conquered the whole world, she will never be forgotten. She is the only one who with two partners became the winner of the Olympic Games three times. No one condemned her, no one was chasing information about what she was doing. And now the kids are married. It is necessary to disperse such a story,» Tarasova said.
«I do not participate in these gossip either as a person, or as a woman, or as a coach. Even if tomorrow they have a baby and they play for the United States, I «Forget that our people were not allowed to participate in the European and World Championships. This is a horrific injustice, an ugly event of world significance. Some people thought. Instead of sitting this year, it's better to lose it in America, and then play for the USA. If you now the New York Times has made an offer, we would only see a fiery trail behind you,» Tarasova added.