MOSCOW, Sep 6, Anatoly Samokhvalov. European figure skating champion Alena Kostornaya underwent surgery on the hip, said the honored coach of Russia Elena Buyanova. In March, Kostornaya moved from the coaching staff of Eteri Tutberidze to Buyanova. On Monday, the skater announced that she had gone to the hospital for hip surgery. «Alena underwent surgery,» Buyanova said. In 2020, Kostornaya became the winner of the European Championship and the Grand Prix Final.
