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the Honored trainer of the USSR Tatiana Tarasova in the First channel has stood up for the accused drunken fights Olympic champion in figure skating Alexei Yagudin.

During the talk show “Let them talk” blogger Elena Rodina announced that earlier Yagudin “peel-and together with actor Marat Basharov with baseball bats beat up journalists”. Tarasova has denied this information. “Shut up about Lesha Yagudin! He never touched a finger! He is not a Saint, but it is another form of intoxication: lay down and sleep,” she said.

In April 2019 Yagudin admitted that in his youth abused alcohol. According to him, the problems he was saved by Tarasov.

Skater became the Olympic champion at the Games in 2002. He also won four world Championships and three times at the European Championships. Under the guidance of Tarasova skater practiced since 1998.