Russian Figure Skater And Silver Medallist Alexandra Trusova Says She Will Never Go On The Ice Again

The Russian figure skater Alexandra Trusova, aged 17, finished second behind Anna Shcherbakova, who is also 17, during the women’s singles figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday the 17^th of February. Despite the elated applause by the audience at the Capital Indoor Stadium at the end of Alexandra Trusova’s display, the teenager appeared to be extremely disappointed in her performance as she said, “Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me.”

Alexandra Trusova earned a high score of 177.13 in the free skate, but a 74.60 during Tuesday’s short program. She said in Russian after the event, “Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. I hate skating. I hate it. I hate this sport. I will never skate again. Never. It’s impossible. That’s not how it should be.” – As translated by Reuters.

The young figure skater won a bronze medal at the world championships last year and was hoping to score a gold medal this year for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Later, she elaborated on how she feels, again translated by Reuters from Russian: “I haven’t been winning major events for three years. I always try to reach a goal, I always add more quads. And when I get to that, I will win. This didn’t happen, that’s why I was upset.”

After being asked why she cried, she said, “Just because. I wanted to cry, so I cried. I’ve been three weeks alone without my mom, my dogs. So I cry.”

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has recently found itself in a tight situation since the news broke last Friday that Kamila Valieva had tested positive for a banned substance while competing at the Russian national championships in December. She was immediately banned by Russia’s anti-doping agency, but the decision was overturned following an appeal. On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport then upheld the decision to reverse the ban, allowing Kamila Valieva to compete at The International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was announced that should she finish in the top three in the singles figure skating competition, there would be no medal ceremony until her doping case had been closed.