Some professionals believe that the suspension of women’s flower skaters usually means the end of their career. Carrolina Costner in Italy and agirina sottnikova in Russia are all examples.
Xinhua news agency, Moscow, December 15, the famous Russian figure skating female athlete Alina Zagitova announced a few days ago that she would not participate in the competition for a period of time, which triggered a heated debate in the Russian sports community.
Since the 17-year-old Zagitova made her debut at the national flower skating championships in Russia in 2016, she has worn a crown on her head: she is the first Russian to include the Winter Olympics, the world championships, the female athlete with all gold medals in the European Championship and the International Ice Federation Grand Prix finals is also the youngest (16 years old and 10 months old) female athlete who has won the championship titles of all major events of the International Ice Federation.
When Zagitova announced the offseason on the 13th, he said: “I have everything in my life now, and people should always pursue something.” She said that due to “lack of motivation to continue the competition”, she would give up participating in the national championship at the end of this year, the European Championship in next January and the world championship in next March, but she would not withdraw from the sports arena and would continue training, learn new things and participate in commercial performances.
The coach of Zagitova, ETRI taizawa, said that Zagitova had proposed to suspend a year and a half ago, and the competition was very difficult during this period. The whole Russian Flower Skating Association advised her to continue the game, but finally agreed to her request, hoping that she could return to the game as soon as possible.
Some professionals believe that the suspension of women’s flower skaters usually means the end of their career. Italy’s Karolina Costner and Russia’s agelina sottnikova are all examples.
The famous flower skating coach Tatyana Tarasova believes that Zagitova has chosen another life path. She revealed that Zagitova will participate in ice musicals and tour around the world. She believes that Zagitova can find herself and achieve success in her new artistic career.
Ice sports expert Alexander Rulin said that since Russian Flower skating stars Trusova and shelbacova have mastered the difficult movements such as Aksel’s three-week jump and four-week jump, if Zagitova cannot make a technological breakthrough, it is of little significance to return to the stadium. However, people like her who have won all the gold medals can hardly have the motivation to learn to jump around at this age.
Some experts also believe that Zagitova’s suspension is to better return to the stadium. Coach Tamara moskwinna said that Zagitova became famous too early. In recent years, the competition has been heavy and he has been under pressure from age. He needs to rest emotionally, mentally and physically. I hope that Zagitova will recover his state after rest and dedicate more exquisite skills to the audience on the court.