Russian figure skater Artur Dmitriev has decided to move to the US national team USA. He announced this in an interview with Sport-Express.
The athlete said that he had received an offer from the American federation and is currently being selected for the national championship. He clarified that he has US citizenship, since his parents moved there in 1998 after completing their careers and worked as coaches. Dmitriev drew attention to the fact that in Russia he was not considered as a promising skater.
Dmitriev is the only skater in history who attempted to jump a quadruple axel in competitions. He also performed for the first time a unique combination of triple lutz and flip at the Challenger Series in Oberstdorf. The last time the skater played for Russia was in 2018 at the Rostelecom Grand Prix stage, where he took the penultimate, 11th place.
Dmitriev is the son of two-time Olympic champion in pair skating Artur Dmitriev and world champion in rhythmic gymnastics Tatiana Druchinina.