MOSCOW, 6 Aug. People's Artist of Russia Sergey Bezrukov supported figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze. Earlier, the specialist called it absurd to update ratings and assign titles at competitions where Russian athletes do not participate.
"What did they threaten interesting? Take all the prizes on the podium? Yes, it's really scary. But what is the point of the competition, if there are no strong competitors, I don’t understand", the actor wrote in the telegram channel.
Tutberidze prepared Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya, two-time world champion and Olympic silver medalist Evgenia Medvedeva during her coaching career , Olympic champion and world champion Alina Zagitova, Olympic champion and world champion Anna Shcherbakova, vice-champion of the Games Alexandra Trusova, European champion Alena Kostornaya, Olympic champion Kamila Valieva. In 2020, Tutberidze was recognized as the best coach by the International Skating Union.