The captain of the men’s national team of Ukraine Dmitry Pidruchny spoke about the unwillingness to compete before the 2026 Olympics.
“Not yet, I don’t plan to. Why not? Sooner or later, the sport ends – as you can see, and health often fails, so there are no such plans yet. Time will tell, of course, I will not get ahead of myself. I’m not saying that I definitely don’t plan, but so far there are no such plans.
To be honest, I have not yet decided exactly how much more I will perform. I had thoughts not to start this season, but we thought about it, decided to run some more – the coach insisted very much. Therefore, we will see how this season goes, whether there are still prospects, whether health and family will allow.
In fact, a lot of factors influence this decision, so we will make it gradually: watch season after season, as much as I want, as much as I can, how many more opportunities I will have,” Pidruchny said.
