Elena Radionova announces her retirement: “I gave it all”

[Scott512]

I'm glad Elena got some recognition too. She is just divine and so likable.

 

[Sylvia]

Elena Radionova: “During the last seasons, they put me on the scales every day. Sometimes they were punished - they were not allowed on the ice"

Елена Радионова: «Последние сезоны меня каждый день ставили на весы. Иногда наказывали – не пускали на лед»

Бронзовый призер чемпионата мира-2015 по фигурному катанию Елена Радионова рассказала, как следят за весом в фигурном катании.

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Source - Radionova's IG Live chat with Sports.ru earlier today: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGXzVxapJIc/

 

[shine]

Thank you for the translation.
Elena is my favorite Russian skater by far. When she skated, she always looked like the ice was the best place on earth to be on.
I still think she should have won in Bratilasva, that was unfair. I hope she will stay in figure skating as a coach choreographer what ever...

Mine, too. Nothing about her was cookie cutter.

 

[Sasha is DIVINE]

Mine, too. Nothing about her was cookie cutter.

Well, cookie cutters do make clean, neat lines and shapes...

 

[Tinami Amori]

Radionova's IG Live chat with Sports.ru earlier today: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGXzVxapJIc/

That was a nice interview. One of the things Elena said is that she misses the excitement of the competition and being able to perform in front of audience. She did not like practicing so much, but loved to compete or to perform. She felt this way just recently, while performing and exhibition number at the #2 Russian Cup at Megasport.

Елена Радионова Elena Radionova - показательное выступление 10.10.2020 Кубок России

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[Sasha is DIVINE]

Has she said why it took her 2+ years to make a retirement announcement?

 

[Tinami Amori]

Has she said why it took her 2+ years to make a retirement announcement?

She did not make any statements specifically about this subject. But her comments in the original article at the top of this thread has the info.

 

[Lemonade20]

Has she said why it took her 2+ years to make a retirement announcement?

Decisions like that aren’t easy to make. Even Kaitlyn Osmond took a year off before deciding to retire.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Guys! read the original article, it's translated, it's the first post on this topic. She explains why waited in several paragraphs......

 

[Sasha is DIVINE]

Speaking of delayed retirements, has Pogorilaya officially retired yet? What about Sotnikova?

 

[Tinami Amori]

Speaking of delayed retirements, has Pogorilaya officially retired yet? What about Sotnikova?

Yes to both. Sotnikova just recently officially retired and opened her own skating school. Pogo announced retirement when she got married few years ago.

 

[Coco]

Is Pogo coaching? I remember she was having horrible back problems