MOSCOW, 11 Jan. European Champion 2020, figure skater Alena Kostornaya said that In the process of her recovery from a hand injury, certain complications arose. Kostornaya, due to injury received during training, did not take part in the December Russian Figure Skating Championships in St. Petersburg, which was one of the stages of selection for the Olympic team. On Monday, footage of Kostornaya without a cast on her arm appeared on social networks. On Tuesday, communicating with fans on her Instagram, Kostornaya said that everything is not so simple in the situation, and the cast was «not exactly removed,» and that «there are complications, which, if not treated, will entail consequences. ”“ I don’t want to remain one-armed at the age of 18, ”Kostornaya joked. Three Russian women will compete in women's singles at the Olympic Games.
