“It’s not a political situation” – the head of the Russian Skating Union on the transfer of Prosvirnova to the Danish national team

President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Gulyaev on the air of “”, said that in the next transition of the Russian short-track player Sofia Prosvirnova The Danish national team lacks political overtones, noting that it is difficult for them to reconcile training and family life abroad.

On Tuesday, five-time European and multiple world champion Prosvirnova announced plans to change sporting citizenship to Danish. After the Beijing Games, the athlete married Danish speed skater Viktor Torup. Moreover, the 25-year-old told that she could switch to speed skating, and the Danish side have already approved her transition.

– A purely banal case, in no way a political situation. Sophia married a Danish speed skater last year. When she got married, she expected to be with her husband. Since it is almost impossible to combine training in the Russian national team and being with her husband, especially in modern conditions, Sophia preferred the latter. And at the same time, he wants to try big skates. As far as I know, she plans to compete in speed skating,” Gulyaev said on All for the Match! on the channel.

Prosvirnova is a five-time European champion, two-time silver medalist and two-time bronze medalist of the World Championships, winner of the 2019 Universiade.

Source : MatchTV

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