“In the context of the Olympic events, statements in the spirit of “we were expelled, and now it doesn’t matter what happens there” are reminiscent of an attempt to “freeze my grandmother’s ears to spite her.” understanding that the leaders of the ROC and sports federations are unpleasant to realize that they are not invited to the Games of any status, despite their past merits and membership in international federations, it seems that this annoyance has transformed into a position “let it not go to just anyone!”
However, when Ivan Litvinovich won gold in trampoline and became a two-time Olympic champion, and Mirra Andreeva and Diana Schneider are preparing for the gold final, it becomes clear that patriotism is not about shouting that Russia has been humiliated, but about demonstrating high-level mastery in all conditions. Patriotism is about being proud of those who stayed at home, so that parents take their children to school. So it seems to me that it was necessary to fight to the end for the strongest athletes of the country to participate in the Games, and not to convince the athletes that they were not welcome there.
I understand that the reality is that no one can guarantee that Zhenya Chikunova would have the opportunity to participate. But no one even tried to do this,” Vaitsekhovskaya wrote on her Telegram channel.
- Chikunova reacted to the announcement that she would be declared the winner of the Olympic champions
Source: Sport
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