Alena Kostornaya
General Director of the sports school “Sambo-70” Renat Laishev spoke about the desire of the skater Alena Kostornaya to return to coach Eteri Tutberidze. This is reported by “Championship.com”.
According to the functionary, the coach and the athlete are now negotiating, and the decision to return will be made by a specialist. He also noted that, as the head of the organization, he would be glad to reunite Tutberidze with the pupil.
According to the results of the final of the Russian Cup, which ended on February 28, Kostornaya took sixth place and lost the fight for a ticket to the world championship to the student of Alexei Mishin Elizaveta Tuktamysheva. Plushenko explained the skater's unsuccessful performance with health problems.
Kostornaya moved to the Plushenko Academy at the beginning of the current season. She is the winner of the European Championship and the 2020 Grand Prix Final. The athlete achieved these awards by training under the guidance of Tutberidze.
