The silver and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games, Alexander Zhulin, took the news of the performance of Russian figure skaters at the Armenian open championship with skepticism.
“Now it’s off-season, I don’t understand why this is done. Why would he perform there? I don’t even know who can perform there,” says Zulin. sports24.
Sports manager Ani Zakarian confirmed the information On the participation of Russians in the Armenian open championship in figure skating. Participants from Russia are expected to be skaters who missed the Olympic Games in Beijing.
On February 28, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made a call to sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
After the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from the competition. For them, the international season is over. They failed to compete at the World Championships in Montpellier. Anna Shcherbakova and dance couple Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov resigned as reigning champions. They participated in the Channel One Cup, where Shcherbakova’s team became the winner.
Source: Gazeta
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