Nothing personal - just business.
Odious parents, ruthless coaches, a state greedy for medals - leave the children alone. This is no longer a sport, it is a mockery.
You can come up with a lot of hands, in which Tutberidze would have done everything to win Medvedeva.
But she did not. Was afraid, did not believe in Zhenya, did not want to. In short, she just left her.
Believe it? I do not believe!
That's where the blessed champion duet ended. Because, contrary to the well-known sporting rule, the "team" lost, and the coach won. Tutberidze won the gold Olympic medal in solo skating (it is likely that the first and not the last). Medvedeva lost it. First and last.
Do you think the sediment remained? Yes, not the right word. Zhenya, too, understands everything perfectly. And she knows that she made her programs almost perfect. That she, even after injury and recovery, even with a lack of competitive practice was still much steeper than all rivals. And I lost only to my coach, whom I loved and at certain points probably idolized.
Someone else is surprised by this decision? Can Medvedeva after all that happened believe Tutberidze? Of course not.