“It’s time for us to stop living by their rules. » Zheleznyakov responded to Skate Canada’s desire to challenge the Russian team’s medal at the Olympics

Former group choreographer Eteri Tutberidze Alexey Zheleznyakov told that he would not be surprised if the decision on the appeal regarding the distribution of medals at the 2022 Olympic team tournament was successful for the Canadian team.

Skate Canada announced Friday that it will appeal a decision by the International Skating Union (ISU) regarding the redistribution of medals for the team event at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games.

— Do you think there is a chance of success in the appeal or will the ISU not change its decision?

— There is an expression “a crow can’t poke out its eye.” We’ve known for a long time what tune all these organizations are dancing to, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it succeeds for them. It’s time for us to stop living by their rules, we need to create an alternative,” Zheleznyakov told .

At the end of January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. Valieva’s dismissal led to a review of the results of the 2022 Olympics team tournament, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze. Team Canada remained fourth. The ISU later announced that the decision regarding the team tournament was based on a comprehensive expert evaluation and was fully in line with the CAS verdict.