Head coach of the Russian national luge team Sergei Chudinov told that the issue of holding joint competitions with the Chinese side has been put on hold for the time being.
In February, the IOC Executive Board recommended that international federations prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating in international competitions due to the situation in Ukraine. Many federations followed these recommendations and suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus.
We have taken some steps to try to organize international competitions, but so far without success. They wanted to make a deal with China, sent them letters. Now everything is on hiatus, maybe something will change, so we are waiting. We invited them to our house, we assumed that we could organize training events with them,” Chudinov told .
– Is there any hope that the Russian team will spend the next season as a participant in the World Cups and World and European Championships?
– Sure. But no one knows how it will be.
– Did any of the athletes authorize the end of a career?
– No one. Everyone works, performs at Russian competitions.
In April, the International Luge Federation (FIL) lifted the ban on Russian participation in competitions and in September again suspended athletes. Earlier in the spring, the president of the Russian Luge Federation (FSSR), Natalia Gart, told that the initiative to exclude Russia from the FIL came from six countries, including the United States and Great Britain. -Brittany.
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