Dave Lees, author of The Skating Lesson page, said on social networks that Russian skater Annabelle Morozova could start competing for France.
“I spoke with Nikolai Morozov this weekend. It will wait until the end of the ISU Congress to decide whether Annabelle will compete for France or Russia. He thinks it will be very difficult to compete in the US,” Lees wrote on social media.
Recall, on March 23 it became known that Morozova was paired with David Narizhny in the offseason. Previously, they performed with Andrey Bagin and Elizaveta Shanaeva, respectively.
Earlier, Dave Lees said that the honored coach of Russia, Eteri Tutberidze, wants to play in figure skating. train in usa.
In the last three Olympic cycles, Tutberidze has led four athletes to victory at the Games: Alina Zagitova, Anna Shcherbakova (both individual tournaments), Yulia Lipnitskaya and Kamila Valieva (two team tournaments).
Recall that the International Skating Union (ISU) banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions, following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).