Former coach of the double world junior figure skating champion Elena Radionova and four-time Russian champion Maxim Kovtun Inna Goncharenko took the initiative to create an alternative figure skating federation to the International Skating Union (ISU). She reported it to .
From June 6 to 10, at the ISU Congress in Phuket, key decisions for Russian figure skating can be made – from increasing the age limit to abolishing our federation.
— What are your expectations of the ISU Congress? There is the feeling that we are being deliberately pushed out of the sport.
“It seems to me that now they have to bite the bullet and pull them out,” Goncharenko told . Whether it is right or wrong is the tenth thing. It is necessary to trample, to throw – this is the feeling, and on all fronts. It’s very sad, because our specialists have always been at a high level and in good standing. Therefore, as I have heard, the ISU limits the composition of our delegation to the congress – not everyone will be able to go.
On the other hand, without the destruction of the old, there will be no new. ISU, too, was created from scratch by someone. Maybe it is worth creating something new, another federation?
– My?
– Why not? We have a huge country, talented people. Why do we always have to look someone in the mouth and try to please? Let them adapt to us.
– Then a confrontation with the ISU cannot be avoided.
Well, everything is temporary. Also, look at football or hockey – how many federations do they have there? And they exist beautifully. We have to go in the same direction, because it will not get worse.
Source : MatchTV
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