Pozdnyakov called Kostomarov an example of true sportsmanship
The head of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Stanislav Pozdnyakov spoke about the performances of Olympic champion in ice dancing Roman Kostomarov after amputations. The words of the functionary are quoted by TASS.
“The courage with which he is now recovering and rehabilitating himself is a real example of sporting and, of course, human courage,” Pozdnyakov said. He added that Kostomarov has become an example not only for those who love figure skating, but for everyone who finds themselves in difficult health-related circumstances.
Kostomarov regularly shows how he continues to recover after amputation and trains. On August 22, the athlete took to the ice for the first time in Averbukh’s show together with his wife Oksana Domnina.
Kostomarov was hospitalized on January 10 with pneumonia and influenza B. Due to prolonged connection to a blood oxygenation machine and a ventilator, his tissue began to die. Doctors amputated both feet of the skater, then the shins of both legs, the entire hand of his right hand and several fingers of his left.
Source: Lenta
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