Overview
- Plyushchenko announced the reconciliation on January 8, saying they met at Christmas, cleared past negativity, and will start from a clean slate.
- He noted Kostyleva had just one ice session in the past six weeks due to illness, a trip to Voronezh, and an operation, adding that significant work now lies ahead.
- Triumf detailed missed practices, unmet weight-control conditions, and incomplete program run-throughs, and it accused the athlete’s mother of interfering with training and breaking school rules.
- The academy thanked Angels of Plushenko for taking the skater back, with coach Sofia Fedchenko working at Triumf.
- Plyushchenko had said in December that cooperation was over, and a source indicated she planned to join Fedchenko’s group; veteran coach Tatyana Tarasova said she was not surprised by the reunion and wished them calm and success.