Down-the-line.com / Figure Skating. Russian figure skater Stanislava Konstantinova has commented on the International Skating Union’s decision to raise the age limit. It will be raised in stages.

“I have the most positive attitude towards the increased age limit. No matter how difficult and sad it may be for the athletes who were about to enter the adulthood, for example, for Sonya Akatieva, but I think that for the future generation of skaters, it will become big and a difficult step towards the longevity of our sport, towards its transformation so that it is more modern and more interesting.

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I never tire of citing Alina Zagitova as an example, because I really like her as an athlete: skating, serving, in her own way. She had a great and successful career, but imagine what could have been more if we had reforms to increase qualifications,” Konstantinova said. Sport24.