Russian figure skaters were offered to compete with American men

American figure skating coach Rafael Harutyunyan suggested organizing a new tournament. This was reported by RIA Novosti.

According to the expert, Russian single skaters could compete with athletes from the United States performing in men’s single skating. Harutyunyan specified that for this it is worth organizing a jumping tournament.

“The elimination competition with the participation of men from North America and Russian girls will raise TV ratings to unprecedented heights. Why doesn’t Channel One organize it? ” – said the coach. He also added that his ward, Nathan Chen, will not have complexes because of participation in such a tournament.

Chen is a three-time world champion. In addition to the American, Harutyunyan worked with the three-time winner of the world championship Japanese Mao Asada, as well as with the US representative Michelle Kwan, who twice became a medalist of the Olympic Games.

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