Russian figure skater told about the most sensational incident in the outgoing year on the youtube channel Figurka.
Once while touring in Sochi, I got a very bad backache. They recommended a doctor. I call a taxi, get there, and see that it's not a clinic, it's an old children's hospital.
The doctor says: "I'm going to do something for you now, you'll have to be patient for eight seconds". Some time later, I started feeling the burn, and I could smell something burning. I said, "What are you doing?" and she said, "Huh, lighting a cigarette." She put the cigarette out against me. I rushed out immediately: "Record everything, now."
Evgenia Medvedeva
The two-time world champion has not competed in official competitions since December 2019.