St. PETERSBURG, July 10, Taras Barabash. Olympic figure skating champion Skating Tatyana Navka said that she would defend and support figure skater Viktor Petrenko in every possible way, who was criticized by the NOC of Ukraine. Earlier, the NOC of Ukraine condemned Petrenko's performance at Navka's ice show «The Scarlet Flower», which is currently taking place in Sochi. The 1992 Olympic champion acts as the father of Nastenka, the main character of the play, played in July by the Olympic champion Kamila Valieva. him,» Navka said. The Scarlet Flower show will run in Sochi until the end of September. Olympic champions Alina Zagitova, Victoria Sinitsina and Tatyana Volosozhar are also scheduled to play Nastenka. Petrenko is 53 years old, a native of Odessa, and currently lives in the United States. In 1992, he became the champion of the Albertville Games with the Unified Team (CIS). Also in his asset is the bronze of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary as part of the USSR national team. Previously, he served as Vice President of the Figure Skating Federation of Ukraine, but at the time of publication, this information has been removed from the official website of the organization.
