SOCHI, October 10 The peaks in sports have been achieved, now The main task is to keep yourself in good physical shape, Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov told reporters on the sidelines of the Innofood forum in Sochi.
“»No, I reached my peak in sports, and it is already in the past. My priority is to keep myself in shape, it has become harder to maintain myself mentally and physically, the main thing is to have the desire, and I have the desire to keep myself in shape and remain an athlete,” Kostomarov said, answering a question from journalists whether he will continue his sports career and what he plans to do in the future.
He emphasized that he is not considering Paralympic sports for himself.
“The Olympic champion also shared that he has not yet tested the new skates as it is a complex process that takes time. “This process is not fast. I recovered quickly enough, but skating is a rather difficult thing, I will definitely try, I will never skate like I did before, but to go out on the ice and please the audience, I hope that this will still happen. New I haven’t tested the skates, this is in the process,” Kostomarov noted, adding that for this it is necessary to prepare the lower foot.
Speaking about his left hand, which is not yet equipped with a prosthesis, Kostomarov said that he will soon have plastic surgery; the athlete believes that with two prostheses on his hands it will be easier for him. “There should be an operation on the left hand in the near future; they should still close the wound, clean something, plus do some kind of plastic surgery so that the phalanx of the thumb functions and can help in life, so perhaps there will also be plastic surgery.” , — said Kostomarov.
Kostomarov was admitted to intensive care with pneumonia on January 10 and spent 175 days in the clinic. Due to the necrosis that developed, he underwent several amputations of his arms and legs. It was reported that part of his brain was damaged, bleeding occurred and a hematoma formed. Later, he published videos of training after prosthetics. In August, Kostomarov went on the ice in public for the first time since his illness. A few months ago, Kostomarov took part in Ilya Averbukh’s ice show “Letters of Love” in Sochi. The athlete appeared before the audience at the end of the number with the participation of his wife Oksana Domnina during Ilya Averbukh’s gala show “Letters of Love” in Sochi.