Figure skater Alina Zagitova gave a tough response to American Wagner, who accused her of bad skating during the team competitions in figure skating at the Olympics. Zagitova claims that her colleague's words only helped her win a gold medal. "I can say that my words only spurred me. Even more wanted to prove that she was not right. But such people, of course, can not be proved, "RT quotes her. The Russian woman suggested Wagner next time, at the Games in 2022, to come up with the same program and try to show a decent result. "I'm happy to watch her performance. However, I will not comment after that, "added Zagitova. Alina also said that after her "golden" performance, she eagerly waited for Yevgeny Medvedev and met her "with open arms". "We exchanged congratulations, told each other a few warm words. And everything else was too personal, I will not bring to the public trial, "- said the figure skater.

American Ashley Wagner claimed that Alina Zagitova skated the first half of her performance without elements and began to perform them only in the second part. In this case, allegedly in the scam of our skaters accused and journalists from across the ocean. They argued that athletes perform complex jumps only in the second part of the performance, while the rest of the participants distribute these elements evenly. It turns out that judges are exposed to emotional pressure and can not put low scores.