MOSCOW, Oct 18, Svetlana Bonopartova. Choreographer and producer Ilya Averbukh said that the decision of 2015 world champion Elizaveta Tuktamysheva to suspend her career will be sad for many of her fans; she still has something to say on the ice.
According to the source, the 26-year-old figure skater decided not to start at the competitions of the season and focus on performing in ice shows. Tuktamysheva participated in Tatiana Navka’s performances; at the end of October she will perform in Evgeni Plushenko’s show in several cities.
“»We were together in Sochi all summer, she worked in my gala show. There we staged a short program for her, which she performed very impressively at the test skates. Then Lisa was still thinking about whether to perform this season or not, but if he and Alexei Nikolaevich (Mishin) made such a decision, it must be respected. In any case, we will wait for Lisa’s speech,» Averbukh said.
«Liza definitely still has something to say, and I think this is just a pause in her career. The season, of course, will lose a lot in the absence of Lisa, because she has a huge army of fans, I am also one of the admirers of her talent. Of course, from «This decision is sad, but I think she will take an active part in ice shows. Spectators will be able to see her in a slightly different role,» added Averbukh.
Tuktamysheva is one of the oldest figure skaters who has achieved serious results in the Russian and international arenas. Until the last season before a pause in her career, the athlete performed one of the most difficult jumps in women's single skating — the triple axel. She has victories at the 2015 World and European Championships, silver at the 2021 World Championships and bronze at the 2013 European Championships. She was also the captain at the victorious world team championship for the Russian team called World Team Trophy — 2021.