Evgeny Plushenko
Two-time Olympic champion Evgeny Plushenko on Instagram responded to criticism from the director of Sambo-70, Renat Laishev.
Plushenko replied to Laishev with a quote from Nikita Mikhalkov's hero from the movie “Zhmurki”. “Well, if you see that the situation is heating up, move the arrow to another day!” – says the video. “To the headquarters director from a“ bum, ”Plushenko signed the post.
On September 23, Laishev spoke about the conflict between Tutberidze and Plushenko. He shamed the Olympic champion for poaching athletes and called him a bum.
On September 22, Tutberidze's team published a correspondence in which Rudkovskaya suggested Zagitova go to Plushenko. In response, the Olympic champion said that Tutberidze's headquarters should be ashamed of their actions.
Before the start of the new season, figure skaters Alexandra Trusova and Alena Kostornaya moved from the Tutberidze group to the Plushenko Academy. Trusova is a two-time world champion among juniors and a bronze medalist of the adult European championship. Kostornaya is the winner of the continental championship and the Grand Prix final of the 2019/2020 season.
