Athletistic/ Others. Sports Minister of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin called in light of the imposed sanctions to focus on the development of domestic tournaments.

“We plan to organize Grand Prix in sports like figure skating and gymnastics. Such models are important for the development of the sport in the regions. Now we have the opportunity to see our athletes, so I would focus on the development of internal competition.

You can watch the NHL and NBA development models. They live and develop. We also don’t need to prove anything to anyone. We just need to change the mentality a bit,” Matytsin said.