MOSCOW, Mar 25, Alena Sulizova. Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova, in a conversation with, called the American figure skater Ashley Wagner a stupid girl for her statements against the presence of Russian coaches at the World Championships in Japan.
Russian coaches Eteri Tutberidze, Daniil Gleikhengauz and Sergey Dudakov accompanied Italian Daniel Grassle, as well as Maurice Kvitelashvili and Nika Egadze from Georgia at the World Championships. On Saturday, Wagner in her social networks was outraged by the presence of Russian specialists at the world championship.
“What can I say about this? They just didn’t ask her where the Russian coaches should go and where not. Next time we’ll ask her if we can go. Who is she? Tarasova.
The Council of the International Skating Union (ISU) on March 1, 2022, against the background of the events in Ukraine, suspended Russian and Belarusian figure skaters, speed skaters and short track skaters from participating in international tournaments. Last June, the ISU Congress approved this decision, it is valid until further notice.