“Officially, I want to say one thing: with professional sports, that’s all, because at the moment I want to be healthy, happy,” said the 23-year-old athlete on the television channel Russia 1.
According to her, she is very sad to talk about this, as she misses the competition very much. Nevertheless, health no longer allows her to participate. She also thanked for the support of all her fans.
“The curly story is not over, but the sport is officially closed,” Sotnikova added.
Sotnikova is the 2014 Olympic champion. In addition, she won two silver medals at the European Championships. The last time the skater participated in the competition in the season 2015/16.
Earlier it was reported that skaters Sofya Evdokimova and Yegor Bazin announced the collapse of the duo.