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‘Nobody enticed her, it was her resolution’: Evgeni Plushenko says Alina Zagitova WANTED to enter his academy
Two-time Olympic champion and now determine skating coach Evgeni Plushenko has revealed that Alina Zagitova had considered quitting Eteri Tutberidze’s camp and coming into his sports activities academy.
Tensions surrounding two determine skating groups proceed to escalate, after a number of of Tutberidze’s skaters switched to Plushenko, together with two shiny stars, Alexandra Trusova and Alena Kostornaia.
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Tutberidze accused her colleague of poaching skaters from her camp by providing them “alluring prospects,” unambiguously hinting that he affords extra enticing monetary phrases for cooperation.
In September Tutberidze shared screenshots of an internet chat between Zagitova and Plushenko’s spouse Yana Rudkovskaya, through which the latter invited the skater to coach at their skating rink.
Plushenko confirmed that his spouse, herself a well-known producer in Russia, had truly messaged Zagitova, however insisted that the reigning world and Olympic champion had wished to go away Tutberidze’s group.
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“Yana actually contacted Alina, they’ve been speaking for a very long time. Alina certainly wished to stop [Tutberidze] and be part of my crew a yr in the past. Nobody tried to entice her, it was her resolution,” Plushenko mentioned.
“Yana invited Alina to participate in our reveals, she didn’t say ‘change your coach’,” he added.
The distinguished skater outlined that he’d tried to “reconcile” with Tutberidze’s crew and had tried to speak to her finally week’s Cup of Russia, however this try was not profitable, as, he mentioned, the other aspect “clearly desires the 2 camps to be in a state of warfare.”
Alina Zagitova, who has gained all attainable awards underneath Tutberidze’s steering, will not be competing this season, deciding as a substitute to focus on her TV profession. The athlete co-hosts the favored determine skating present ‘Ice Age’ along with famed skater Alexei Yagudin.
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