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Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
Professional athletes fulfilled the dream of 17-year-old Margarita, a pupil of a center for orphans, as part of the project “Let’s Be Friends!” The girl attended a training session with experienced figure skaters, reported Anastasia Rakova, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Social Development.
“We strive to create comfortable and favorable conditions for children who find themselves in a difficult life situation. Thanks to the “Let’s Be Friends!” project, young Muscovites can find friends, mentors, and decide on a career choice. Over 4.5 years, the project has helped fulfill more than 220 children’s wishes, including meeting famous people. This time, we decided to organize training for the children on Vorobyovy Gory under the guidance of outstanding athletes. The day before, on February 11, Olympic champions held a master class for the children of orphanages at the skating rink of the Palace of Pioneers. Professional figure skaters, bobsledders, and hockey players showed the children the techniques of sharp turns and braking on ice,” said Anastasia Rakova.
Margarita’s friends from orphanage centers, as well as Olympic champion and president of the Association for the Development of Mass Figure Skating Ekaterina Deputat (Bobrova) and world championship medalist, master of sports Andrey Deputat came to support her. They conducted a full training session for the beginning figure skater, paying attention to the correct body position, technique of performing steps, turns, safe falls and basic elements of figure skating.
According to Margarita, she liked the spins, runs and skating on one leg the most. She had seen these elements at competitions before, and now she could repeat them herself. The girl quickly mastered the new movements and even helped her friends. She noted that she received a boost of inspiration and will continue to develop in her favorite sport.
“We started the master class with a number performed by Andrey to inspire the children. Our main message is that all children understand that everyone is capable of mastering figure skating, it is not as difficult as it seems. Margarita skates very well, it is clear that she is truly inspired and this helps her not to give up, even when she did not succeed the first time. We will be glad to see her in the ranks of amateur figure skaters,” Ekaterina Deputat emphasized.
Olympic bobsleigh champion Dmitry Trunenkov and famous hockey players Aslan Raisov and Stanislav Katsuba taught children hockey skating. They demonstrated the techniques of acceleration, sharp turns, balancing and stopping on the ice. The children enthusiastically mastered new skills that develop strength, coordination and endurance. Dmitry, on behalf of all the participants of the “Star Troopers” team, wished the children to be confident in their abilities, not to be afraid to set the most ambitious goals and go towards their dreams, and he and his colleagues and friends will always help with this.
The Let’s Be Friends! project helps orphans and children from families in difficult life situations find friends, mentors and decide on a future profession. Last year, the participants met cosmonauts and visited the Moscow Planetarium. Movie and TV fans were able to talk to famous actors and see how news is created. A meeting with Olympic champion Alina Zagitova brought special joy.
The project’s partners have already reached 15 organizations. In addition to the representatives of “Star Troopers”, the participants include, for example, the Moscow transport team, the Moscow Zoo, the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, the Spartak football club, and the Che theater.
Anyone can make the dream of the children in orphanage centers come true. You can learn more about the project and join it on the official website.
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