Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova in an interview Metatations He stated that Russia does not have the resources to forcibly detain athletes who want to compete under the flag of another country.
On February 19, it became known that Skate Canada, wanting to simplify the procedure for changing sports citizenship for figure skaters, has already included this issue in the preliminary agenda of the International Skating Union (ISU) congress, scheduled for June 10-14. In Las Vegas.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Anyone who wants can change their sports citizenship. Don’t you have the motivation to perform? One person said there is no motivation to perform in your own country. If there is no motivation to perform in your own country, let them perform in another country,” said Tarasova.
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.
Previously Eteri Tutberidze reproached Loss of interest in what is happening in Russia.