Fans have sent an official letter to the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) asking to allow 15-year-old Alisa Dvoeglazova to compete at the adult level in the 2024/25 season.
In 2022, the International Skating Union (ISU) accepted the organization’s council’s proposal to increase the minimum age of skaters for admission to adult competitions to 17 years old starting from the 2024/25 season. The FFKKR remains true to its position and allows athletes to enter the adult level from the age of 16. Previously, the FFKKR had published lists of participants in junior skating tests; among these lists is Dvoeglazova, who will turn 16 on November 11.
— Although the ISU raised the age limit in 2022, the Russian Figure Skating Federation has adhered all year to the principles of fairness and sporting integrity, allowing figure skaters to compete internally based on their actual level of athletic training.
So, in particular, earlier figure skaters Sofya Akatieva, Veronika Zhilina and others who had not passed the age limit were allowed to participate in adult competitions.
In this regard, the non-admission of figure skater Alisa Dvoeglazova to senior competitions in the 2024/25 season contradicts the principles of clean sport and has the sole purpose of corruptly placing on the podium predetermined athletes, whose level of athletic training does not allow them to compete with Alisa Dvoeglazova in a fair fight, says the press release available to .
Fans also believe that “this illegal decision will result in the real loss of figure skaters’ rights and the regression of women’s figure skating as a sport as a whole.”
Dvoeglazova trains under the guidance of coach Eteri Tutberidze. Last season, the 15-year-old figure skater became second at the Russian Championship and won the final of the Grand Prix of the country.
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