“How can I feel?”: Roman Kostomarov’s mother spoke about his serious condition 1.11.2023, 14:20

The Olympic champion in ice dancing ended up in the intensive care unit of Kommunarka yesterday. Roman was connected to a ventilator. Progressive pneumonia, systemic inflammatory process (sepsis) and intoxication of the body were diagnosed.

Today, doctors reported on the well-being of the star patient. “Roman Kostomarov is in critical condition on a ventilator under medical sedation. He has left-sided pneumonia in combination with influenza B. The figure skater underwent tracheal intubation and central venous catheterization. The temperature is now 37.8. Due to pneumonia, respiratory failure developed, ”the Mash Telegram channel reported.

The skater’s mother said the family has been getting a lot of calls offering to help. Valentina Kostomarová thanked everyone and expressed her hope that her son would recover.

“No changes yet. How can I feel? In any case. It’s clear that there has to be a mood, without a mood it’s impossible,” 360 quotes her as saying.

Valentina explained that the athlete’s wife, Oksana Domnina, is very worried, so she does not answer calls from journalists. The figure skater spends all her time with her two children – daughter Anastasia and son Ilja.

On Christmas Day, Kostomarov performed in 25-degree frost. The 2006 Olympic champion in speed skating, Svetlana Zhurova, said that an adult’s body copes with the load in the cold worse than a child’s.

“If we used to skate on open rinks – I think Roman also started on open ice – then we moved to indoor spaces, as we say ‘greenhouse conditions,'” she said. “Our bodies relaxed a bit and began to tolerate the cold less. In deep childhood, we skated in St. Petersburg and in -36, but no one got sick. It’s a matter of training. Since all the shows, all the ice events have been overwhelmingly under the roof, returning to the open space is a big burden on the body.

The title skater advised those who plan to relax on the ice rink. According to her, when visiting mass skating, you need to take breaks, go have tea, warm up. “However, if the air temperature is very low, then of course it is better to refrain from skiing. Going on the ice at -20 or more will not bring any benefits to the body, “Zhurova told Gazeta.Ru.