“This is not very good …” Kostomarov called a great omission of his youth. Honest recognition of the Olympic champion

The skater spoke to the children. Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov Met with children as part of the adaptive hockey festival in Sirius. At the meeting, which was organized by the Goodfon program, young hockey players asked Kostomarov questions. The skater who survived a terrible illness and amputation of the limbs in 2023 was extremely frank with children with disabilities. None – quotes of the Olympic champion.

Kostomarov plans to write a book about himself

“We are thinking about this, I think that in some near future we will connect directly to the authors who will write it, so that it is competently, beautifully. And perhaps the writing of the book will really take place in the near future.”Adaptive hockey federation

Kostomarov's sword

“Do I have a dream? There is nothing special. I dream that my children grow up with good people. My daughter is engaged in large tennis, I would like her to achieve great results. The main thing is that the children are healthy, do what they love. So that my beloved wife is nearby, so that my parents are healthy and alive for as long as possible. Banal dreams. I have everything else. I became the Olympic champion, it was my dream. I built a house, raised a tree. What else is needed? The most important thing is that the children are nearby, to be successful and healthy. ”

Kostomarov and hobby vocal

“I am happy to sing, write down songs in the studio. For example, Alexei Yagudin rides under my performance. Recently, I have been offered to sing some songs. I sang “a city that is not”, “love does not know the word“ no ”-I sing it in my own way. I do not have any vocal data, but I sing from the heart. If I like words, texts can affect my soul, then I like to perform these songs. ”Adaptive hockey federation

Who would Kostomarov become if he was not a skater

“It's hard to say, to be honest. I studied badly. (Laughs). The first three classes I was an excellent student, but as soon as I seriously began to engage in figure skating, the school faded a little into the background. And this is not very good. Whatever you do, you still need to study, because education is very important. Everyone can not become an Olympic champion, and education still needs to be in life, so you must study. Therefore, I can imagine who I could become, I have been engaged in figure skating, for 9 years, I didn’t do anything else. Before figure skating, I wanted to engage in gymnastics or swimming, but they did not take me there or there. And I accidentally got into figure skating, but, as they say, it turned out not in vain. I would like to be an athlete in any way. But for some reason I did not get into hockey. Although with pleasure, probably, it would be a hockey player and would very much like to become as great as Alexander Ovechkin, because hockey is a team sport, it is goals, it is beauty, it is really a male game. ”Adaptive hockey federation

Kostomarov: The first exit to the ice in prostheses

“I did not understand how to put my new legs in a boot. When you put on a boot on your own leg, it should be very tightly pressed in order to feel ice better. And I immediately realized that I would not be able to put the already updated legs in my boot. I ordered the size of the shoes one size larger. Changed skates, made more to size. It took only a month after my discharge, as I went out on the ice thanks to my wife and friends. And immediately there was a complete disappointment from the fact that you know how you could ride, how you knew how to do it, and what is happening now … there was a complete devastation. But from the second or third times I gradually began to feel some kind of balance on the ice, I could somehow move on two legs somehow. When you do not have your two of your own legs, then these are generally different sensations and you need to compensate for it with other muscles to do something. But, as they say, it is trained, it develops. Thanks to my muscle memory and all my sensations, my knowledge gradually I began to get something. He even asked Oksana (Domnin, wife) and guys not to keep me so that I would roll myself. The feeling when you gain speed, this cold wind in the face is unforgettable. All the same, this gives me pleasure, because I spent my whole life on ice. “Figure interviews on Sport24