Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin could become the leading couple in Russian ice dancing, but figure skaters should not be blamed for a possible change in sporting citizenship, says Olympic diving champion Elena Vaitsekhovskaya.
Earlier, American journalist Dave Leese said Davis and Smolkin could go on to play for the Israeli national team. “More and more it looks like Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin can represent Israel,” Liz said on the latest episode of YouTube channel The Skating Lesson.
– At the start of the season, when discussions about changing the nationality of Davis and Smolkin were just beginning, the loss of a couple did not seem at all critical: Khudaiberdieva and Bazin had not yet encountered serious problems , Morozov and Narizhny looked quite worthy competitors of the leaders, and Kaganovskaya and Angelopol were rapidly gaining momentum.
Now, if you call a spade a spade, a black hole has appeared in Russian dances, and figure skaters may have to come out of it for more than a season. Now it’s safe.
Theoretically, Davis and Smolkin could become a powerful locomotive in Russian dances, capable of dragging the entire cast with them. But practice shows that today everyone prefers to save themselves alone. And it is hardly worth blaming skaters for the fact that in order to preserve their own sporting life, they are ready to take any chance, ”quotes RT Vaitsekhovskaya.
Davis and Smolkin have not competed domestically this season due to issues with their partner’s US documents.
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Source : MatchTV
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