
MOSCOW, Oct 8, Oleg Bogatov. Vice World Chess Champion Ekaterina Lahno admitted in an interview that in a rivalry with Russian Alina Zagitova, she was rooting for Evgenia Medvedev. Two-time world champion Medvedev at the 2018 Olympics took second place, Zagitova became the winner of the tournament. «I will explain to you why I was rooting for Zhenya,» said Lahno — For the reason that she was older than Alina Zagitova. And her path to gold at the Olympic Games was longer than Alina's. She spent more time in figure skating. In addition, she had serious injuries. «» Both of them then they deserved gold medals, — added the interlocutor of the agency. — But I'm talking about their short life. And when 15-year-old Alina Zagitova wins, you understand that if she wants, she can still get to the next Olympics. And when she wins or not 18-year-old Evgenia Medvedeva wins, then already a lot The question is, will she break through to the Games in four years?

