Coach Alexander Zhulin spoke about whether figure skaters Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov will end their careers after the 2022 Olympics. His words are quoted by Championship.com.
“Will they go to the next Olympic cycle? Nikita is 30 years old, Vika is 26. I think they will finish, ”Zhulin shared. At the same time, he noted that he would be extremely happy if the couple decides to continue their careers. He called the leaders of the Russian ice dancing team a unique couple and admitted that he loves them.
Zhulin said that for the couple, the Beijing Olympics would be the pinnacle of their career. “I think they will put everything, like their coach in the face of me, in order to get the maximum result,” he stressed.
January 15 Sinitsina and Katsalapov won the European Championship. The skaters earned 217.96 points for their performance and confirmed the title won in 2020.
In March 2021, the couple won the World Championship for the first time. In ice dancing, representatives of Russia have not been world champions for 12 years.
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