The first coach of Olympic champion Roman Kostomarov Liliya Karavaeva said that the ex-dancer himself gave his consent to the amputation of his legs, because doctors warned the athlete of the danger of a fatal outcome.
Liliya Karavaeva for KP.RU edition
Of course he did it, and how could he not? He would have died otherwise. My mother-in-law also had two of her phalanges amputated. They said, "Either you live without legs or say your goodbyes. Of course, everyone chooses to live, no matter what. No one wants to die.
The coach added that Kostomarov now faces amputation of his upper extremities due to necrosis, provoked by a circulatory failure.
On Januarꦆy 10, Kostomarov was hospitalized in serious condition with pneumonia, and then put into a medically induced coma connected to a ventilator and ECMO. Two weeks later, the former figure skater woke up, but because of the circulatory problems, Kostomarov developed necrosis and sepsis, which in turn caused gangrene in his legs.
