MOSCOW, December 15, Svetlana Bonopartova. Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova, in a conversation with, expressed regret that Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Trusova is currently thinking only about money.
On Friday, the athlete took part in a friendly hockey match at the opening of the skating rink at the Russian Railways Arena in Moscow. The figure skater, together with her father Vyacheslav Trusov, played for the Lokomotiv club team. They were opposed by a team of hockey legends. The meeting was held in the format of two periods of 15 minutes, Trusova went on the ice in the first period, after which she left the ice.
“»This is all being done for the sake of PR. I won’t make any guesses, but I think we won’t see her again at competitions. It’s a shame! We all know that she jumped all the quadruple jumps, and we would like to see her skating. She «At such a young age, she only wants to earn money. I am very sorry that she does not want world recognition, that she will never be an Olympic champion, a world champion, or a European champion. Very sad!» — said Tarasova.
In the summer, sources reported that Trusova interrupted regular training upon returning from Beijing, where she performed on Evgeni Plushenko's show. The last time the athlete participated in tournaments was in November 2022 at the Russian Grand Prix in Samara, where she became second.