Russian trainer Alexei Gorshkov shared his thoughts after the ice dancing Russian figure skaters Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin changed their sports citizenship and moved to the Georgia national team. DEA News.
On June 4, American journalist David Lees announced that the sports citizenship of the athletes had changed, and only the next day the transfer of Davis and Smolkin to the Georgia national team was officially approved.
I have other questions. The absence or presence of Gleb Smolkin will not affect the development of ice dancing and figure skating in general in Russia due to the current situation. “I think some current and really serious issues are much more important to our team than discussing this issue,” Gorshkov said.
Davis and Smolkin won the silver medal at the 2022 Russian Championships and qualified for the Beijing Olympics, where they finished 14th. They won the Warsaw Cup Challenger and the Russian Cup final. The couple also took silver twice at the Grand Prix stages in the USA and Russia.
After the 2022 Olympics, Russian skaters cannot participate in international competitions due to penalties. At the same time, they completely missed the Russian season, without speaking at the competitions.
Previously, the famous commentator and journalist Dmitry Guberniev commented Russian dance duo Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin’s athlete citizenship change, now the couple will play for the Georgia national team.