Honored Figure Skating Coach of the USSR expressed hope that Russian figure skaters will perform at the next European Championships. “Soviet sport”.
“We would be very happy to compete in the European Championships and show everything we can do. But we have what we have. “I hope we can take part in the next European Championships,” said Tarasova.
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. For this reason, the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended figure skaters from both countries from competitions.
In 2023, many Russian skaters changed their sports citizenship, including Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, Anastasia Gubanova. Now everyone represents the Georgian national team.
Russian skater who previously changed his citizenship said About resentment towards ISU.