Figure skater Yegor Rukhin left the group of coach Eteri Tutberidze. This was reported by Match TV.
According to the source, the 17-year-old athlete began training under the guidance of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko. The transition took place last year, but it became known only on January 3.
In May 2020, Rukhin already left the Tutberidze group for CSKA. However, in the fall of the same year, he left the club, where he trained under the leadership of Elena Buyanova. With the previous mentor, he performed at two stages of the Junior Grand Prix and qualified for the Series Finals. After moving to Tutberidze, Rukhin performed at the Russian Championship. The athlete took the last, 18th place.
The rivalry between the coaching staffs of Plushenko and Tutberidze began after Alexander Trusova and Alena Kostornaya joined the group of the two-time Olympic champion from Sambo-70. Plushenko was accused of poaching athletes, he denied this fact. This season, the skaters are back.
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