Down-the-line.com / Figure Skating. The famous American coach Rafael Harutyunyan spoke about the increase in the age limit. Previously, the International Skating Union had decided to gradually increase the qualification from 15 to 17 years old.

“The ISU age of 17 has taken off the ceiling. Like the previous 15 years, and before that 14.

Plushenko praised the ISU for raising the age limit in figure skating

What will the officials do when a crazy, driven mother – no matter the country – says, “I forced my daughter to use steroids to get results! We invested so much in her that we wanted to get a return. She s ‘is caught for doping’. Naturally, the girl will be asked why she obeyed. And the girl will answer that she had no other choice. If she left the family, the guardianship authorities would immediately take an interest in her.

Young athletes under the age of 18 simply cannot be held legally responsible. From a physiological point of view, 17 or 18 is a small difference, but legally it’s huge. Again, ISU officials have left a loophole that allows you to commit illegal acts against children. And adults will not suffer,” RIA Novosti quotes Harutyunyan.

Harutyunyan is the coach of 2022 Olympic champion, American Nathan Chen.