Coach Alexander Zhulin said after the International Skating Union (ISU) meeting that he did not expect the return of Russian figure skaters. legal betting.
“I wasn’t expecting anything good, no progress. I didn’t even think that this issue could be discussed in any way,” Zhulin said.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to participate in any competitions due to the political situation. For this reason, ISU suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions. The organization was supposed to discuss the issue of accepting Russia and Belarus at the council meeting held in Lausanne on October 6-8, but did not do so.
October 6 source RIA Novosti reportedThere are those in the ranks of the ISU who support allowing Belarusian athletes to participate in tournaments.
Speed skating, short track speed skating and figure skating competitions are held under the auspices of ISU.
Previously Tatyana Navka statedThat the International Skating Union is afraid to accept Russia.