Three-time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Patskevich retired She is quoted by Match TV.
The athlete said that after the New Year she will start working in the Presidential Administration. In the Kremlin, she is in charge of managing public projects. Patskevich noted that she was never interested in a coaching career, and she would not mind trying herself as a choreographer.
Patskevich won gold medals at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games in group competitions. In addition, she has 13 victories at the world championships and four at the European championships.
In January of this year, four-time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov said that athletes have no place in politics. He expressed his conviction that they are taking other people's places and do not solve important issues.