Silver medalist of the Olympics in Pyeongchang, Yevgenia Medvedev, dotted the "i" in a scandalous story with a possible refusal to speak for Russia. According to the sportswoman, she is very grateful to the fans for their attention and love. At the same time, she noticed that not all, apparently, understand until the end of her feelings for her native country. "Some seriously did not think about the fact that I love Russia and will only speak for my country," Medvedev said in an interview with RT.

According to her, the rumors about the change of citizenship were nothing more than "dabs" on the Internet. Misinformation in this way of people, sowing panic in them, is completely wrong, stressed the figure skater. Information that Medvedev could refuse to speak for his country, appeared in the after rumors of a quarrel between the athlete and her coach Eteri Tutberidze, who spread after the Olympics-2018. True, soon Tutberidze denied the existence of disagreements with his ward.