Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko should have been more careful in his expressions, because his harsh statement touched the feelings of many athletes and coaches. Olympic speed skating champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zurova announced this on Tuesday, July 14.
The wife should be more careful in her words. If he had said that the development of sports is deteriorating due to our athletes not participating in international competitions, it would have been normal. He said, “Insulting,” and everyone clung to that word and their reaction was, quoting her words RIA Novosti.
Earlier, Evgeni Plushenko explained why his son Alexander joined the Azerbaijani figure skating team. He also added that in Azerbaijan his son will be able to reach the international level, because “deterioration is happening” in Russia.
In turn, Alexander Plushenko said that he is looking forward to 2022 Olympic champion Nathan Chen from the USA and two-time Olympic winner Yuzuru Hanyu from Japan.