Sergey Kryanin, a member of the Presidium of the Russian Ski Racing Federation (FLGR), told that he sees nothing wrong with the possible extension of the suspension of national athletes from international competitions, in which case the Russians will participate in Russia. Cup.
Earlier, International Ski Federation (FIS) board member Martti Uusitalo said no one on the board supported the idea of sending Russian athletes back to the World Cup. According to him, the decision to extend the suspension will be taken on Saturday.
— We have done our job and are taking part in the work of the FIS commission. The decision, as already said, will be on Saturday. What can we do about it… As soon as a decision is made, we will work to build it. How to influence it – I don’t know yet. This is the general trend in the FIS Council. Yes, it’s a shame that our athletes don’t have access to it, but there’s nothing wrong with that. Pay more attention to the words of Finns and everyone else … It’s their business, what to say and what decisions to make.
We will proceed from the situation, we are open to work. We work normally. We do not play this game, but our foreign colleagues. What are the reasons – you have to ask them. We have shown our positions, we defend them. No one is going to bow down to anyone. We will participate where we have the opportunity: the number of Russian Cup stages has been increased. Our athletes will perform on a grand scale at these competitions,” Kryanin told .
At the end of February, the executive committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommended that federations ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions because of the situation in Ukraine. Many federations follow these guidelines.
Source : MatchTV
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