Russian figure skaters Anna Shcherbakova, Alina Zagitova and Alexandra Trusova will participate in the ice show in Beijing. The poster of the show was published by Beijing Evening News on social network X.
It was noted that Russians Alina Gorbachova, Pyotr Gumennik, Mark Kondratyuk, Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov will also take the stage at the Magic on Ice show. The show will run from October 1-3.
At the end of February 2022, the IOC issued a call to international sports federations and recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions.
At the meeting of the IOC Executive Committee on March 28, 2023, it was proposed to allow the Russians to remain in neutral status if the athletes are not actively involved in supporting military operations. Some federations offer Russians to sign a declaration of neutrality in order to participate in tournaments.
In some sports, Russians continue to participate in international tournaments as neutral athletes.
Former deputy Irina Rodnina statedHe considers the IOC’s conditions for the admission of Russians to be inadequate.