Evgeni Plushenko

Figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova commented on the statement of figure skater Evgeny Plushenko about her former ward Alexei Yagudin. Earlier, Plushenko talked about his possible rivalry with Yagudin at the tournament of show programs.

Plushenko said in an interview with Match TV:

Tatyana Tarasova, who was Yagudin’s coach from 1998 to 2003, answered Plushenko. – said in an interview with a journalist of the “Sport-Express” edition.

Replying to the words of Plushenko on the telegram channel, Alexei Yagudin published statistics of sports achievements.

– wrote under the photo.

The show programs tournament will be held in Moscow in March 2023, and both active skaters and those who have completed their sports careers will participate. Plushenko said he wasn’t sure if he would participate in the tournament as he didn’t need the money. The legendary confrontation between Plushenko and Yagudin, which Evgeny mentioned, was at the 2002 Olympics, held in Salt Lake City. Yagudin won the tournament gold in the men’s singles skating that year, with Plushenko coming in second.

Evgeni Plushenko, 39, is a two-time Olympic champion, two-time Olympic silver medalist in 2002 and 2010, three-time world champion, seven-time European champion, and four-time World Series Grand final winner. Prix ​​in figure skating. She completed her sports career in 2017, after which she opened her own figure skating academy “Angels Plushenko”.

42-year-old Alexei Yagudin is a 2002 Olympic champion, four-time world champion, three-time European champion and two-time winner of the Grand Prix finals in figure skating. He completed his sports career in 2003. Yagudin is also one of the hosts of the Ice Age show on Channel One.