“Kostomarov agreed to the amputation.” Otherwise he would die “: the first coach of the skater on his condition 02/10/2023, 08:15

Kommunarka doctors have been fighting for Roman Kostomarov’s life for a month. The Olympic champion was hospitalized with pneumonia, but serious complications began in the hospital. His first coach Lidia Karavaeva spoke about the condition of the athlete. She saw a future ice star in the nine-year-old boy and connected him with her figure skater daughter. The mentor assured that the famous patient himself agreed to the amputation of the legs.

“Of course, why not? Otherwise he would have died. My mother-in-law also had two phalanges amputated. They said: either you will live without legs or say goodbye to life. Of course, everyone chooses life under any circumstances. Nobody wants to die,” said Karavaeva.

Kostomarov’s hands began to cramp. The trainer explained that the infection had spread throughout his body. The athlete is conscious, has a temperature.

“They will most likely have their fingers amputated. Now it is mainly about the survival of the Roma. He must continue to live, “Lydia Vasilievna expressed her hope.

She confirmed the information that at first German doctors offered help in the treatment of Roman. However, when his condition worsened, they refused help.

“I think that if the German doctors had any hope or a concrete proposal, they would have already sent Roma… Apparently they gave an unsatisfactory prognosis,” the coach said.

Near Kostomarov, his wife Oksana Domnina is constantly in intensive care. The athlete’s mother is going through what happened very hard, so the doctors won’t let her into the ward.

“She is an elderly woman after all. She cries all the time anyway. I think that Roma said there that she does not have to come, so that, God forbid, she does not lose heart, “said Karavaeva in an interview with KP.