Roman Kostomarov celebrated his 47th birthday and announced the imminent release of a documentary film about his life. Pyotr Gumennik fell ill with pneumonia and may miss the Spartakiad, Ilya Yablokov swapped single skating for dancing.
Evgeni Plushenko underwent his seventh spinal surgery. Eteri Tutberidze made her debut as the host of the reality show about weight loss “Big Girls,” and Yolanda Chen said that after the incident with Kamila Valieva, the coach will lose the trust of many figure skating fans.