Who conquered the heart of Russian figure-skater?

Alina Sagitova

Alina Sagitova

Alina Sagitova waited for the promised gift in honor of the victory at the Olympic games in Pyeongchang. Yesterday, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe to the Russian figure skater was awarded puppy of breed Akita-inu. 16-year-old athlete was happy to become the mistress of the long-awaited dog named Masaru, translated from Japanese, this means “victory”.

Sagitova immediately shared with reporters emotions from a meeting with the pet. “Very heavy, but cool. Dog smells, she’s very very fluffy. I think that behind that honey I’ll particularly care to remain always such beautiful, well-groomed, clean,” Alina promised.

About the puppy Alina has dreamed of for almost a year. Parents brought skater the condition under which thought is possible appearance in the house of the animal. “I was at the training camp in Japan and saw a magazine that had pictures of dogs breed Akita inu. Dog breed, filmed the famous movie “Hachiko”. To me these dogs are just like it. I really wanted to I had such a devoted friend, — told the athlete then the press-service of Federation of Figure skating. Told my mom I wanted a dog. Mother said: “Speaking well at the Olympics, let’s see,” said Alina.