Svetlana Zhurova: Olympic medal – the best gift for my son

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Skater Svetlana Zhurova, who won “gold” at 500m distance, said, she is thankful to Dmitry Dorofeev. “Even a year ago, nobody in Russia believed that Dima Doroveev or I could pretend to Olympic medal. I gained form after childbirth, Dima was traumatized and it seemed that nobody believed in victory. I am very thankful to him, because he took ‘silver’, and let me once more make sure, that I am also able to it.”

Finally, the champion said, she dedicated the victory to her son: “I gave up very much for the victory. I had to leave son with my mother and sister, in order to concentrate for training. Once, when I returned home, I saw him already walking. I was shocked by it, but at that moment, I told to myself: you have a goal – an Olympic medal. It will be the best gift for your son,” informs Gazeta.Ru.