Honored coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova spoke about the decision of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky to deprive the 1992 Olympic champion Viktor Petrenko of a state scholarship. He participated in the show of Tatyana Navka. After that, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine (NOC) condemned the skater.
“This is Zelensky, the dumbest person. No respect for champions. Petrenko will never return to them. He will continue to participate in the show. How can someone who has never been associated with sports in principle deprive the champions of the money they deserve? It becomes a circus led by circus performers, ”says Tarasova RBC.
It was also known that the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (FFKU) removed Viktor Petrenko from membership in the organization. The figure skater also lost the federation vice president.
Recall that the International Skating Union (ISU) suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition. ISU announced this decision with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This decision was approved at the ISU congress in early June. It is of uncertain nature.
It was previously reported that the Russian-born figure skater Margarita Drobyazko. She wants to be stripped of her Lithuanian citizenship for her performance in the Navka show.