I WISH I HAD STOOD ON THE PODIUM… 10:04 03/15/2013 Said Irina Kartseva-Mazurenko, a few days after the incident at the Championship of Russia. Not what you were looking for? Search for other text. In two days, several thousand fans have read the article with a tabloid-like title “Mazurenko beaten in Moscow.” It’s my fault! Sitting next to Igor I heard Irina giving an account of the situation at the competition. I felt tempted to create a sensation. On Sunday, I decided to call and talk to Irina. It was only then that I realized that creating a sensation out of the whole incident was not tactful of me. Sometimes, even an old man’s fantasy can run riot. Irina talked about the whole incident reluctantly and sadly. It came to her as a shock. She kept repeating that she had never experienced such a situation in her career. At the end of the competition, when there was nobody around, Irina’s opponent approached her and apologized. Luiza Gobueva said she had lost her nerves and was sorry.