Five-time European champion and four-time World Championship medalist in the short course, Sofia Prosvirnova, said she is in the process of moving to the Danish national team.
In 2022, the athlete married the Danish speed skater Viktor Torup.
“The fact is that when I decide to stay under the Russian flag, I have to stay and train in the Russian Federation, which forces us to return to long-distance relationships in our position with Viktor. At this stage, I am not ready to make such sacrifices. Now to start a family and psychological health. for me it is the same as building a sports career, ”Prosvirnova wrote on the social network.
Recall that the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from the competition. The ISU explained this decision with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the beginning of June 2022, this decision was approved at the ISU congress. It has an indeterminate structure.
Previously recognizedHe said the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will consider the case regarding the suspension of Russian figure skaters and skaters on May 2. This was reported by the press service of the organization on its official website.