Coach Zhulin spoke obscenely about Malinin's failure in his speech at the Olympic Games

On February 14, the Soviet and Russian figure skater who performed in ice dancing, Honored coach of Russia Alexander Zhulin, reacted obscenely to the failure of figure skater Ilya Malinin, competing for the United States, in the free skate at the Olympics in Italy.

"I don't understand what happened to him. I think the commander played a role — he gave a lot of effort and did not have enough strength for four programs," Sport—Express quotes him as saying.

Zhulin added that despite the defeat Malinin is the greatest athlete.

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Malinin was defeated in the free skate at the Olympic Games in Italy on February 13, scoring 156.33 points. According to him, the reason for the failure was excessive confidence. He added that the result could also be influenced by a psychological condition.

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