Figure Skating Controversy and Media Response

The next ones to be hounded were Anton and Elena.

That they stole the victory from the Canadian pair,

the figure skaters learned from the news.

Did you have all this debris falling on your head,

and you're just sitting there, not knowing what to do with it,

and what that was, and what to do with it?

So we were staring at the TV like this, understanding nothing.

Is this even real?

This uproar could have easily been calmed down

by explaining everything clearly and reasonably,

by creating several focal points,

to explain things in the media, in Russia,

there, at the Olympic Games, among sports officials,

specifically for the viewers, bringing in specialists.

But since the North Americans and Canadians,

and the owners of our shows,

caught a whiff of some intrigue,

they, of course, started spinning this story to the fullest.

The first reaction was shock and disbelief.

Then came the realization.

In this war, they were left alone.

For almost three days, the Russian side was silent

and watched how events unfolded.

Then Anton said, "In the end,

I don't understand, what is this?

And where is our army?

Why are our..."

That is, everyone agreed, sat back,

and we're just stupidly going to wait and see what happens next?

I don't remember who was in charge back then,

but all the leaders there are pretty much the same.

That's why I remember their emotions,

I remember what was happening around us.

Lena and I were like on a leash,

tied to various global media outlets.

No one took Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze's

Olympic gold medals away,

they are Olympic champions.

So what did they actually need to be protected from?

Anton and Elena had no choice

but to start answering the press and defending themselves.

In the morning, they would get on a plane,

We gave interviews to shows and the news.

In the evening, we returned to Olimpiada.