Honored Figure Skating Coach Tatiana Tarasova in a conversation with , she spoke harshly about the International Skating Union (ISU) statement regarding the coach’s proposal Eteri Tutberidze on the freezing of rankings without the participation of Russian athletes in competitions.
This spring, the ISU suspended the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus in international competitions due to the crisis in Ukraine. Tutberidze later said that the distribution of medals and titles without the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes is not in accordance with the principles of fair sport. However, the ISU refused to freeze the ratings after Tutberidze’s proposal.
It was clear that they would not approve. How could they approve of a ratings freeze? It was expected, because before that there were also several problems related to the ISU, which did not end with anything, but only with our withdrawal from the competition. For them, in general, it would be better if we were lost, Tarasova told .
Source : MatchTV
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