Figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva spoke about the end of her sports career due to injuries 
Russian figure skater, two-time world and European champion in fact, has already completed her sports career due to injuries. She stated this in an interview with journalist Karen Adamyan, published on YouTube.
According to the athlete, last year she was serious about continuing to compete, but back problems forced her to quit the sport. So, Medvedeva noted, due to a back injury that worsened her in 2020, she can no longer perform most of the jumps.
“My back does not turn to one side … I can jump painlessly and normally – this is salchow. Well, perhaps a sheepskin coat, and even then not always. Flip and Lutz do not jump at all, in principle, they do not jump physically, ”the skater explained. side of the fans, which may fall on her after such statements.
Earlier, the former coach of Medvedeva, who worked with the athlete from 2018 to 2020, Brian Orser said that one of the reasons for the skater's departure was a pandemic coronavirus. According to him, the athlete at first was unable to return to Canada after the show in Japan, and then fell ill with COVID-19. “She was very bad, and then she decided to stop performing,” – said Orser.