Tarasova called commentator Grishin a very important person for the sport.

Russian sports commentator Alexander Grishin was a very important person for sports. Honored Figure Skating coach of the USSR Tatiana Tarasova told Izvestia about this on August 5.

"He was a very important person, and we won't find him for a long time," she clarified.

Tarasova also commented on figure skating with Grishin for several years. At the same time, the deceased was friends with many coaches and athletes. The coach added that she loved the commentator for his professionalism and approach to the details of the sport.

"I will never forget it, I am very grateful to him for the time he spent. I loved him, I loved him for his professionalism, for the fact that he knows a lot, and knows the details of figure skating, understands it," Tarasova emphasized.

The death of the sports commentator at the age of 47 became known earlier that day. His wife Anastasia reported that the man died in an accident on a railway platform in heavy rain.

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