The President said, in particular, in his telegram:
“In Russia and abroad you are greatly appreciated as a renowned coach, who has raised Olympic champions, medallists and winners of the world’s most prestigious figure skating competitions. The polished technique and artistry of your students, who include Irina Rodnina, Irina Moiseyeva and Andrei Minenkov, Natalya Bestemyanova and Andrei Bukin, Marina Klimova and Alexei Yagudin, and many others, have won the sincere admiration of millions of figure skating fans.
It is wonderful to see that you continue to work with talented young skaters and give so much time to popularising figure skating in Russia.”