Anna Ovcharova Announces Retirement

Anna Ovcharova annuncia il ritiro
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Anna Ovcharova Announces Retirement

After the withdrawal of Eveline Brunner, the movement will have Swiss & agrave; also give Anna Ovcharova, winner of the national title in 2013 and runner-up this season.

The purposes of neglect have been experienced by the same athlete through a well-known social network, but, at the moment, there is no official confirmation from the Swiss federation. The nineteen year old born and raised in competitions in Moscow had started working in Geneva with Peter Gr & uuml; tter in December 2011 and then defend the Swiss colors for the first time at the Coupe de Nice in 2013. "I decided to stop racing career for several factors," said Ovcharova, "First, because & egrave; the athlete life & egrave; extremely stressful and involves many restrictions in many aspects of life. In addition, I miss my family does not live pi & ugrave; with me since August. Finally, at this historic moment, in the light of the international political situation, & egrave; difficult for me to race for a country other than Russia. In any case, there & egrave; easy to live away from home. " E '', however, likely that the drastic decision was caused by exceptional results achieved in recent months, culminating with the waiver of the World Championships in Shanghai, despite the call by the federation red cross. The results pi & ugrave; prestigious were obtained at the junior level, when still Ovcharova competed for Russia. Stands out, in particular, the victory in the short program of the World Championships played in the category 'Hague in 2010 and concluded in fifth position.
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