Honored Coach of the USSR in Figure Skating Tatiana Tarasova In an interview with , she expressed hope that in the coming season the International Skating Union (ISU) council will return Russian athletes to international competitions.
The next meeting of the ISU Council will take place on September 27-29 in Lausanne (Switzerland). As a source familiar with the matter told , at this meeting, participants will be able, for the first time in a long time, to return to an official discussion on the possible admission of Russian athletes to competitions under the auspices of the ISU.
– The news is good, wait and see. Previously, the ISU gave quotas to juniors. I hope that our adult athletes will be allowed to participate in the new season, “Tarasova told .
Russian figure skaters, short track skaters and speed skaters have been suspended from competitions under the auspices of the ISU due to the situation in Ukraine.
In July, the ISU set quotas for the participation of Russian and Belarusian skaters in the Junior Grand Prix series for the 2024/25 season. Russians and Belarusians will be able to use the quotas only if they are admitted by the ISU.
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