Canadian figure skater Ten about the absence of Tuktamysheva in the national team at the European Championship: a real crime
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Former Canadian figure skater Jeremy Ten called the absence of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva as part of the national team for the European Championship a crime. He wrote about this on his Twitter page.
“Not sending Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Andrey Mozalev to the European Championship is a real crime,” Ten said. Earlier, he asked subscribers to share their opinion on how the current world champion Anna Shcherbakova bypassed Tuktamysheva in a free program at the Russian Championship.
On December 27, Tuktamysheva's non-inclusion in the national team for the European Championship was assessed by the honored coach of Russia Tatyana Tarasova. According to the expert, the athlete was included in the reserve squad on the case, since she ended up outside the top three as a result of the competition.
On December 26, her mentor, Honored Coach of Russia Alexei Mishin reacted to the absence of Tuktamysheva in the main squad of the national team. He noted that there are athletes who, despite all their talents, fail to reach the top in the medal standings. Mishin added that instead, the sport gave Tuktamysheva great love from the fans.
Earlier, on December 26, the Russian Figure Skating Federation presented the composition of the country's national team for the upcoming European Championship. In women's single skating, the team will be represented by the winner of the Russian Championship Kamila Valieva, as well as the prize-winners of the competition: Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova.
