President congratulates Irina Rodnina

Today, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the triple Olympic champion figure-skater, the multiple world and European champion, the RF public figure and stateswoman, State Duma Deputy Irina Rodnina on the occasion of her jubilee.

“Honorable Irina Konstantinovna,

I sincerely congratulate you on the jubilee.

I cordially wish you good health and a long life, love, and I wish your family prosperity and harmony. Let you always be in a holiday mood.

Your distinctive sporting career is a story of glorious victories which enrapture a large audience of admirers till now.

You truly deserve the status of the symbol of the Soviet and Russian figure skating and the unreserved recognition you have won in the international arena.

Not limiting yourself to sports victories, you have devoted yourself to your new title, the public and normative activity, which brings sports and people together.

I am happy that the opening of the new figure skating school in Yerevan at the groundbreaking ceremony of which you were personally present, will give a new impulse to the development of that sport in our country.

Honorable Irina Konstantinovna, I wish you victories in all your further undertakings,” according to the press service of Armenian President, the congratulatory message of the RA President reads.