Tarasova spoke out against age restrictions after the victory of the 40-year-old Canadian
Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova spoke about the victory of 40-year-old figure skater Deanna Stellato-Dudek at the World Championships. Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Tarasova spoke out against age restrictions in figure skating. “For us, 40-year-old Lyudmila Belousova and Oleg Protopopov won. The best people should still be winning at 40. What right do you have to judge them? – she said.
Stellato-Dudek, together with Maxime Deschamps, won gold in pairs at the 2024 World Cup in Montreal. American journalist Philip Hersh reported that the athlete became the oldest world champion in figure skating.
Stellato-Dudek had never won a world championship medal before in her career. She has won the 2024 Four Continents Championship.
Source: Lenta
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