The Honored Coach of the USSR, **[Tatiana Tarasova](https://www.sports.ru/tags/28539-tatjana-tarasova/)**, commented on the low ticket sales for the ice show “Assol,” featuring Olympic champion **Alina Zagitova**, which is set to take place today and tomorrow, June 27 and 28, in St. Petersburg.

“We’ll see how everything unfolds before we can assess it. I’m certain that Zagitova didn’t direct the show herself; it’s just named after her. I haven’t attended Alina’s show before, but I’ve seen many others, nearly all that have taken place both in our country and abroad. Will we witness something new? I think her show will resemble others.

I read that ticket sales have been slow, with two out of five shows canceled. Frankly, it’s the first time I’ve heard about giving away tickets for a pricey event like this. There are performers involved who are quite expensive. To my knowledge, this is an unprecedented occurrence. It indicates that people are not buying tickets because there are so many shows available. I can’t offer any advice to Alina. My only hope is that both she and the audience enjoy the event,” Tarasova told Sport24.

It should be noted that the original plan included five performances of the rock musical on ice “Assol,” but due to technical reasons, the number was reduced to three. Rumors suggest that this decision was linked to the difficulty in selling all the tickets. Moreover, just a few days ago, students from certain universities in St. Petersburg began being offered free admission to the show.

However, Zagitova stated today that a full house is expected for tonight’s premiere.