Victoria and I wanted to appeal to figure skating fans, our fans in particular. Dear friends, we want to be honest with you. This season we were haunted by injuries and illnesses, but despite this, we tried to get ready and participated in the events with great desire and with all our strength. Unfortunately, some time ago we got sick with c19. I had it in a mild form, but Victoria had a rather severe one, with partial lung lesion. In this regard, basing on doctors’ recommendations, our preparation and participation in the Russian Nationals is not possible.
After consulting our coaches and the Russian Figure Skating Federation, we decided to take part in Tatiana Navka's New Year's show, as this is an excellent opportunity to recover faster and gain competitive shape. Many thanks to all our fans for their support, we really missed training and competitions and, of course, we will do our best to recover.