“Friends, we did not announce our retirement!
My words were torn out of the context of the old interview, they provoked the coach and pulled out a comment from him.
Everything.
There were no statements, ”Katsalapov wrote in his Telegram channel.
On August 14, the honored coach of Russia Alexander Zhulin said that the athletes announced their retirement.
At the Beijing Olympics, the Russian duo as part of the national team won the team tournament, and also won silver medals in individual competitions.
Athletes paired up in 2014.
Earlier, Katsalapov spoke about the qualities that he appreciates in his partner.