Olympic champ who was beaten up in Moscow discharged from hospital
Olympic gold medalist Dmitri Soloviev has been released from a Moscow hospital a week after suffering serious head injuries when he was attacked by a trio of thugs, according to his manager.
Soloviev was attacked outside of a karaoke club in the Russian capital a week ago while coming to the aid of his girlfriend, curling star Anna Sidorova, in an assault which left the 32-year-old requiring emergency treatment.
The multiple-time medal winner, considered to be among the finest ice dancers of his generation, was treated by neurologists at the Botkin Hospital in Moscow where he was diagnosed with a brain hematoma stemming from the attack.
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Sidorova provided an update on her partner's condition to social media where she announced that "next four days are the most dangerous because even doctors cannot predict changes in the hematoma in the brain."
But several days after those comments, it seemed as though Soloviev's condition has improved – with his status later being described by doctors as "satisfactory".
"The information was updated today at nine in the morning. The general condition is satisfactory, breathing is normal, the pressure is 127 to 75, the pulse is 75," a spokesperson from the Botkin Hospital said of Soloviev.
However, per an update from Soloviev's manager, Elena Bolotova, he was discharged from hospital on Tuesday - but she cautioned that the ice dancing star is not yet out of the woods.
"Today [Dmitri] was discharged," announced Bolotova.
"He himself very much asked about this discharge, the doctors went to meet him. Everything possible is being done so that he can take part in ice shows in the near future, but here he will need the support of doctors who will be with him. I know for sure that he still has needles there. So far this is still serious."
According to Sidorova's account of the assault, Soloviev was set upon by the men after he confronted them for using aggressive language towards Sidorova and her friends, who were at the time celebrating the anniversary of the Russian Curling Federation.
She said that Soloviev was pushed to the ground, hitting his head on a door handle along the way before being kicked numerous times on the ground.
Three men alleged to have been involved in the attack were detained by authorities and are understood to be facing lengthy prison terms if convicted.
