Honored coach of Russia in figure skating Alexey Mishin said in a comment: “Sports Express” about athletes’ attitudes towards their neutral status.
“Is that the neutralization procedure they talk about in OCD? I think we should go anyway. Whether you like some of the political moments or not, you have to go. The fact is that the realities around us impose their own characteristics on it,” said the expert.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending 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.
Previously Rodnina accepted Disruption of the Olympic Games.