Olympic champion in ice dancing Natalya Bestemyanova believes that figure skating continues in Russia even during the period of suspension. His words were quoted legal betting.
“I completely disagree with Rodnina’s words that the Russian Grand Prix is the championship of the housing office. The Grand Prix was held in Kazan, the stands were full, we saw this. Therefore, I do not know which empty stands were mentioned in Rodnina’s statement.
I still enjoy watching figure skating and try to follow all the competitions. I specifically take the time to see everything. I’m interested. Apparently I love figure skating very much,” said Bestemyanova.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) appealed to international sports federations, recommending that domestic and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. For this reason, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from competitions. In the 2022/23 season, they focused on domestic competitions (Russian Grand Prix stages and the national championship).
Previously figure skaters Zagitova and Shcherbakova appeared together On the carpet of the Voice Awards.