“Other countries have the possibility of winning medals without the Russians. Before, they couldn’t even dream of fourth place” – Tarasova

Other countries welcome the exclusion of Russians from international competitions, because without them they can win more medals, despite the decline in interest in tournaments, the Honored Figure Skating Coach of the USSR. Tatyana Tarasova.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with trusted officials, said that international competitions without the participation of Russian athletes were becoming imperfect.

— Vladimir Putin said today that major sports competitions without Russian athletes seem imperfect and uninteresting. Do you agree with this?

“It’s stupid, even for me, to argue with Vladimir Putin; I don’t know who would dare to do that.” Of course, without the Russians, the competition loses its intensity, it immediately becomes less attractive because there is no fight. Russian athletes have always occupied the highest places and won victories. From then on, the competitions become uninteresting, but the countries which participate in them are doing well without us, they all talk about it. They now have the opportunity to win medals in the absence of the Russians. Previously, they could not even dream of a fourth place. We will not talk about the suspension of our athletes, but the medals will always be remembered. I think this is why we are increasingly excluded and no one wants to let us in, despite the loss of interest and the significant reduction in the level of competition. Therefore, I agree with Vladimir Vladimirovich, ”Tarasova told .

Russian athletes have been suspended from participating in international tournaments in most sports due to the situation in Ukraine.