15 years is not a child, it's already a woman. The Russian figure skater revealed how he met his wife.

The Olympic medalist spoke about his relationship with his wife

Figure skater Ilya Averbukh, who won a silver medal at the Olympic Games, revealed details of his acquaintance with his wife – actress Elizaveta Arzamasova. At the Time of their meeting in 2010 during the filming of the show 'Ice Age', the girl was only 15 years old, while Averbukh himself was 37. This was reported by the publication 'Glavkom'.

In an interview with Russian propagandist Ksenia Sobchak, the figure skater commented on the question of whether he felt uncomfortable about the age difference.

'During the interview, Russian propagandist Ksenia Sobchak asked the figure skater, what he must have felt strange remembering his wife as 'practically still a child'.'

'Well, what. 15 years is not a child anymore. It's already a woman. She had everything.'

Previously, Averbukh was married to Irina Lobachova, who gave birth to his son. The athlete is not only an Olympic medalist but also a world and European champion. In 2018, he supported Vladimir Putin as his trusted person, and in 2023, Ukraine imposed sanctions against him.

By the way, recently Russian tennis player Polina Kudermetova published a symbol of aggression against Ukraine – the St. George ribbon on Instagram.