“The most important thing is that the athletes return, but when Russia will hold the competitions is not so important” – Tarasova

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova told that the admission of Russian figure skaters is more important than the organization of competitions under the auspices of the International Skating Union (ISU) in Russia.

On Friday, the ISU announced that Russia would not host the Figure Skating Grand Prix series in the 2024/25 season.

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“The most important thing is that the athletes come back, but when we have competitions is not so important. They (ISU) have nowhere to hold tournaments, no one goes,” Tarasova told .

The ISU confirmed the suspension of Russian athletes early last year. This decision was made in 2022 in the context of the situation in Ukraine.