Hacking Medvedeva's page and Zagitova's virtual victory

The “confrontation” between Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva does not end even when the skaters do not compete and stop their careers.

This is due to the fans, who want their favorites to surpass the main rival in everything.

However, sometimes the athletes themselves suffer from this.

At first it became known that Zagitova for some time came out on top among the current Russian figure skaters in terms of the number of fans on Instagram.

Having gained 855 thousand subscribers, she was ahead of Medvedeva, who at that time had 853 thousand.

Then the two-time world champion reported that unknown persons tried to hack her Instagram and Facebook accounts.

At the same time, the number of subscribers of both Eteri Tutberidze's wards continued to grow rapidly, which aroused suspicion.

It turned out that it was about cheating, so the athletes had to restrict access to their pages and ask the “well-wishers” not to do this anymore.

“I don't need your“ dead souls ”, because my entire audience is alive, supportive, these are people who really love me.

So my account will still be closed.

The bots that you clocked me, I will clean it neatly over time, and everything will be great with us, ”Medvedeva explained.

Zagitova defeated Medvedeva in yet another virtual battle.

She ranked third among figure skaters in terms of the number of searches on the Google website in 15 years, while Evgenia is located in fifth place.

The ranking was topped by two-time Olympic champion Yujuru Hanyu, and the second was the silver medalist of the 1991 World Championship Tonya Harding, about whose career in 2017 the film "Tonya Against Everyone" was filmed.

It should be noted that soon Zagitova and Medvedev will converge in a more real confrontation.

They will become team captains of a new tournament organized by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR).

Leading Russian athletes will unite in two teams, which will sort things out among themselves in pair and singles skating, as well as in ice dancing.

While there is little time left before the competition, Medvedeva tried herself in the role of a mentor and held a master class for beginner skaters of the Trans-Baikal Territory.

However, she did not limit herself to training, and as part of a trip to Chita, she visited the lakes Arakhley and Kenon and even tried to perform several elements on natural ice.

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Publication from the Ministry of Sports of Transbaikalia (@minsportzk)

In addition, Medvedeva shared five facts about herself that might be unknown even to the most devoted fans.

In a funny video, she showed how much she loves her new pet, the bulldog Tofu, talked about her unusual hobbies and habits.

“Just two days ago, I tasted green olives.

And today I ate two packs.

This is delicious.

Yesterday I watched Sherlock for the seventh time.

This is the best TV show in the world.

The first thing I do in the morning after waking up is checking my social media.

I watch likes, but I don't always read comments, although I still follow.

My mother and I make pictures by numbers from rhinestones.

You stack small shiny stones and when you're done it looks like a piece of art.

And it sparkles like a figure skating dress, ”Medvedeva said.

We asked Olympic silver medallist Evgenia Medvedeva to tell us 5 facts we don't know about her.

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Full interview with Evgenia: https://t.co/nCFsqCn5j0@ISU_Figure@Olympic_Russiapic.twitter.com/eqJ9WuNMsN

- Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) January 22, 2021

Trusova's plans for the future and Tuktamysheva's unusual experience

Alexandra Trusova also got into an ambiguous situation related to social networks.

An old joint video of a skater with ex-mentor Tutberidze was published in one of the Instagram fan accounts.

In the comments, a social media user criticized the trainer, calling her "a mother who publicly lies and" bullies "children who leave her."

The message was appreciated by several people at once, including the two-time world champion among juniors.

Meanwhile, Trusova became the ambassador of the Swiss watch company.

In an interview dedicated to this event, she made an unexpected statement, saying that the Olympic gold medal is not her main goal.

“It is more important for me to win a series of sports victories.

First of all, I want my sporting achievements to open up new opportunities and allow me to participate in global projects that change people's lives for the better.

For example, I would like to become a UN Goodwill Ambassador, ”the MyWatch portal quotes Trusovaya as saying.

Despite the fact that Evgeni Plushenko's ward has yet to achieve great victories at the adult level, she is already an example for many athletes not only in Russia, but also abroad.

So, the champion of the 2020 Youth Olympic Games, Yoo Yeon, admitted that she was amazed when the Russian woman for the first time in the history of official competitions performed a quadruple toe loop.

“My mother and I watched her performance from the stands and were shocked.

Before my very eyes, history was literally happening.

Then I thought: "My God."

Alexandra makes me think that she is not human, ”Yong quoted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) website as saying.

In turn, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva recently said that she could not imagine her life without a car, and now she decided to try a new type of transport.

During a trip to Murmansk, she got behind the wheel of a BelAZ dump truck.

Of course, she did not manage to drive the car, but even being in the driver's seat made an indelible impression on the skater.

“I dared and got behind the wheel.

It was scary, I can't imagine how you can drive it (such a colossus. -

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) on road serpentines, "Tuktamyvsheva wrote.

The fate of toys and Plushenko's difficult childhood

There are many mysteries in figure skating.

One of them is the fate of plush toys that fans traditionally throw on the ice after idols perform.

The answer to this question was given by the two-time world champion Irina Slutskaya.

According to her, athletes receive completely different gifts - from cheap to expensive - and each athlete decides for himself what to do with the present.

“Skaters take practically all gifts with them and subsequently independently determine the fate of each of them.

Something stays at home or becomes a kind of talisman, something "moves" to friends-acquaintances.

Very often toys are taken to orphanages or given to children who collect them from the ice, ”Slutskaya wrote on Instagram.

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Publication from Irina Slutskaya / Irina Slutskaya (@slutskayaofficial)

Another similar question was answered by the Olympic champion in ice dancing Ekaterina Bobrova.

She explained why some singles wear pantyhose over their boots.

“You know, my version is to exclusively“ lengthen ”the legs.

What other versions are there, I don't know.

Perhaps someone does not like the aesthetics of their shoes, and they want to close them, ”suggested Bobrova.

Plushenko remembered his sports past.

According to the coach, when he took his first steps in figure skating, his family was in such a difficult financial situation that he and his mother had to collect bottles.

“My mother and I rented a room in a communal apartment with five neighbors.

It was very small: there was a sofa and one folding bed, there was a small table, one chair and a wardrobe, also small.

There was a man behind the wall who got drunk every day.

And the wall between our rooms was made of cardboard.

And so he constantly pushed her to us, ”Plushenko recalled in an interview with Tatler.

Meanwhile, in the case of the publication of an article about the alleged mental illness of his son Alexander, new details appeared.

The wife of the ex-figure skater Yana Rudkovskaya said that she knew the name of the author of the material, but so far she could not disclose it in the interests of the case.

“The most important thing is that I finally found out who wrote this article.

This was very important to me!

I know the name of this person and I want an open trial in court so that everyone knows him too!

And also I want to find out why the article was not removed at lightning speed, but hung for 10 days.

And also find out the name of the customer, who brought them money for this.

I do not believe in the narrow-mindedness of the StarHit editors and their anonymous source, ”Sport24 quotes Rudkovskaya.

As part of the process, the injured party is being interviewed, and in the near future Plushenko Jr. will undergo a forensic psychiatric examination.

Recall, according to Rudkovskaya, false information about the disease had a negative impact on the boy, who was depressed after publication.