The President of Georgia, accompanied by his spouse and delegation, met with the figure skaters competing for Georgia. Mikheil Kavelashvili thanked the athletes for their success at the European Championship.

"As a former athlete, I know your feelings, your thoughts… I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude on behalf of our people for the joy we experienced and received during the European Championship. This is the beginning; you have accomplished a tremendous thing. You know how much Georgians love sport and the pride they feel in victory. It is also a great honor for you to have brought such immense joy to our nation and our people. For this, I thank each of you once again.

Your success is an example and motivation for young people… I am convinced that many children, girls and boys will begin taking up figure skating. This is always contagious. Success is not solely about becoming champions; it also provides the foundation for future generations to witness this achievement and to develop a desire to pursue sport. You are the exemplification of this.

I had great motivation to meet you. I want you to know that the entire country stands beside you. This will be an additional stimulus and motivation. You are high-level professionals. We are beside you, we wish you success, and we believe that you will compete successfully", - said the President.

As it known, 8 athletes from Georgia will compete in 2 disciplines at the Winter Olympic Games: figure skating and alpine skiing. As part of the visit, the President will support Georgia`s representatives at the figure skating team event at the XXV Winter Olympic Games. He will attend a dinner hosted in the name of Italy`s President, Sergio Mattarella, in honour of foreign heads of state attending the opening ceremony of the XXV Winter Olympic Games before the Olympics opening.