Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova said that without the participation of the Russians, who were removed from international competitions, the level of the World Team Figure Skating Championships dropped significantly.
The tournament will be held on April 13-16 in Tokyo, the capital of Japan.
“It is clear that without Russian skaters the level of the world team championship has fallen, but that’s okay, we will watch,” said Tarasova. “Match TV”.
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.
The Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) will consider the case regarding the expulsion of Russian figure skaters and skaters on May 2. The lawsuits were filed by the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR), the Russian Skating Union, short track skater Semyon Elistratov, speed skater Angelina Golikova, and figure skaters Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov. In these cases, the defendant will be the ISU.
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