Russian figure skater abandoned by partner due to coronavirus

Anastasia Shpilevaya and Grigory Smirnov

Russian figure skater Anastasia Shpileva was abandoned by her partner Grigory Smirnov due to coronavirus. She told about this to “Match TV”.

Shpilevaya said that Smirnov did not want to wait until she recovered from her illness. “The partner wrote that he was tired of being in the unknown and would be looking for a new partner. It was a big blow for me. I realized that I would not go on the ice. And that's it: depression, ”she said.