Five-time European champion and four-time World Championship medalist in the short course, Sofia Prosvirnova, is currently in the process of joining the Danish national team. In 2022, the skater married fellow speed skater Viktor Torup from Denmark. Prosvirnova explained that continuing to compete under the Russian flag would require a long distance arrangement with Viktor and would demand sacrifices she is not ready to make. She emphasized that building a family and safeguarding her mental well being are as important as pursuing her athletic career.
The International Skating Union has suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from competition following recommendations from the International Olympic Committee. This policy, announced in early June 2022 and later approved at an ISU congress, remains in effect with an undefined framework.
Earlier, sources indicated that the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sport would review the case concerning the suspension of Russian figure skaters and skaters on a specified date. The organization released this information on its official platform, noting the upcoming consideration in early May. [ISU]