Yagudin recalled the desire to leave sports six months before the victory at the 2002 Olympics
Olympic figure skating champion Alexei Yagudin recalled the desire to leave sports six months before the victory at 2002 games in Salt Lake City. He told about this on the channel of Alexander Sokolovsky in YouTube.
The ex-sportsman noted that at that time he was a three-time world champion, and coach Tatyana Tarasova dissuaded him from leaving. “I told Tatyana Anatolyevna:“ I won’t die of hunger, you can always go to work as a coach. ” To which she said: “Lesh, half a year remains to the Olympics. We will definitely finish it with some medal.”, Yagudin said.
Earlier, Yagudin revealed the attitude to the performance of Russian skaters in international competitions in neutral status. The former athlete supported athletes who are ready to perform on such conditions.
At the games in Salt Lake City, Yagudin won, bypassing his compatriot Evgenia Plushenko. In addition, he is a four -time world champion.
Source: Lenta
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