When the President approached the rink, the stars of Russian figure skating led by famous coach Tatyana Tarasova, Olympic champions Tatyana Navka, Roman Kostomarov, Ilya Averbukh and Irina Slutskaya were giving a master class for the children who had come to Moscow from all over Russia.
The President talked with young skaters, wished them good luck in 2007, and had his photographs taken together with them.