In an interview with «SE,» two-time world champion Maxim Stavisky, director of «Ice Age,» addressed the history of football and homepage figure skating in Russia.
— Figure skating’s popularity in the United States declined in the late 1990s. Is it conceivable to be scared of anything like this in Russia?
— It was over in an instant for them. On this aspect, I agree with Garik Kharlamov. «Perhaps we should close football?» he said as ours soared once again in football. Skiing and hockey are not popular sports in Brazil. In their country, that form of sport does not exist. «We have figure skating, which is a truly national sport that has always been dominated by Russia and the Soviet Union.» As a result, we must continue to develop it. Nothing has to be done because it is already present. To assist him, we must work together.
— «To support» in the context of Russian state sports means «to provide money.»
— That’s OK with us. (Laughs.) By my side at all times. Our problem is that there isn’t enough ice for everyone, and there is a hockey battle going on in the hall. Ice rinks, on the other hand, sprout up like mushrooms after a downpour. There are more of them in figure skating, hockey, and even short track speed skating, but there are less walking people.