A gold-medal Olympic figure skater was attacked and hospitalized when he tried to defend his girlfriend at a Moscow karaoke bar

• An Olympic champion figure skater was attacked at a Moscow bar after defending his girlfriend.
• Dmitri Soloviev was pushed into a door and kicked as he lay on the floor, reports Inside The Games.

Olympic figure skating champion Dmitri Soloviev was left in hospital after he was attacked when he attempted to defend his girlfriend at a Moscow karaoke bar.

According to Inside The Games, Soloviev, who won gold with Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, intervened after three men made abusive comments to his partner, Anna Sidorova, and her female friends when leaving a karaoke bar.

The 32-year-old was subsequently pushed into a door and then kicked as he lay on the floor, reports Inside The Games.

He was taken to Botkin hospital for an assessment on a head injury, with concerns that he may have suffered a concussion.

Sidorova, a two-time European curling champion, recalled the incident in an interview with Russian sports channel Match TV on Tuesday.

"A verbal skirmish began, I always try to avoid such moments, so I didn't want to talk," she said. "[The men] continued to speak not in the best way about us, and at that moment Dima [Soloviev] came out of karaoke.

"He made a remark to the guys, asked them not to talk to girls like that, stood up for us, to which the guys began to express themselves even more uncivilized.

"Later one of them pushed Dmitri. Dima fell backwards and hit the door. The girls and I began to separate them. Dima just lay there when they kicked him."

Police have confirmed two men have been arrested in relation to the incident, reports Inside The Games.

"The police received a telephone message from the hospital that a 32-year-old man with bruises and other injuries was brought to them," a statement from Moscow police service said, according to Inside The Games.

"According to the citizen, he was beaten by unknown persons. The police officers immediately organized a set of necessary measures, which made it possible, in the shortest possible time, in hot pursuit, not far from the scene of the incident, to detain the intruders.

"They turned out to be two young people who were taken to the territorial police department. Police officers are taking measures aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the incident.

"Offenders will be held accountable in accordance with the law."

Soloviev was a member of the Russia squad which earned gold in the figure skating team event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, where he skated with Ekaterina Bobrova in the short dance event.

He and Bobrova also won silver in ice dancing at Pyeongchang 2018 while representing the Olympic Athletes from Russia delegation.