Here is my translation of Tarakanova instagram post. Note that in Russia coaches are addressed by their first and middle names by students
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Well, initially i did not want to talk about my transition and my parents forbade me to use social media and answer questions. But yesterday i read Evgenii Vikorovich (Plushenko) comment and it made me very upset! Nobody expelled me. Why is he saying that! I really respect him as an athlete, he accomplished so much that one can only dream about! He helped me a lot when he accepted me in his academy, and provided an opportunity for me to continue skating. He even found a sponsor who paid for my training. The reason for my transition is totally different from what Evgenii Viktorovich stated...we discussed this a lot with management, and with my coach Ksenia Semenovna that my competitors have twice as much time on the ice, and that out group is overcrowded. And the rink itself is very small, i never got used to it. Even regular sized one was too small for me in the past. They promised different rink back in Feb, but it never happened. In the academy started to learn quads and 3A. Sometimes jumps were not too bad, but not consistent, and sometimes i was upset, but it was not a drama, and everyone was supporting me. I had very good results after lessons with harness, coached by Amir Rafaelovich, but for some reason he was rarely assigned to work with me, and other coaches caused injuries.
Every training has some tears and injuries. I am no exception. Feel upset to read such a comment, because everybody says i matured a lot recently and has really changed. I think Evgenii Viktorovich just voiced the opinion that fits my personality the most. But i still have a lot of respect for him and wish him a lot of success!
PS - the decision to transition was made back in March, i talked to Ksenia Semenovna, she understood and supported me, told me to think it over and come back when Evgenii Viktorovich comes back from vacation. So thats what we did. When he came back, me and my mom came with flowers and Evgenii Viktorovich understood everything when he saw me with flowers, and kindly wished me good luck!
My apologies Evgenii Viktorovich if i somehow offended you, you gave me a lot and i tried my best.
Why i came back to Svetlana Vladimirovna (Panova) - no comments here from me.
