mo4ch:>‘It doesn't matter that I am in hospital’: Russian ‘striptease’ skater Tuktamysheva turns 22 | Mo4ch News

Russian figure skating Elizaveta Tuktamysheva turned 22 on Monday, celebrating her birthday in hospital where she has been recovering after being diagnosed with pneumonia.READ MORE: Russian figure skating ‘striptease’ star to miss national selection due to pneumoniaThe 2015 world champion who was supposed to compete at the Russian nationals this week shared a post on her Twitter account showing her ‘hospital birthday celebrations’ with friends.“It doesn't matter that I am in the hospital on my birthday, the main thing is what kind of people around me!” the skater wrote.Tuktamysheva who finished third at the 2018 Grand Prix final in Vancouver, Canada, was one of the main contenders to claim gold at the national championship along with the reigning Olympic champion Alina Zagitova and the two-time world title holder Evgenia Medvedeva.However, her sudden illness destroyed plans to fight for coveted spots on the national team as the skater was forced to undergo a two-week treatment in …