Olympic medalist, speed skater Aldoshkin: “Nobody called directly for Kazakhstan, I would not go”

Olympic silver medal in speed skating Daniel Aldochkin in an interview with , he said he was not invited to play for the Kazakhstan national team.

The International Skating Union (ISU) has suspended Russians from competitions under its auspices in the context of the situation in Ukraine, the corresponding statement continues to work. Elizaveta Golubeva and Kristina Silaeva had previously notified the Russian Skating Union of their desire to compete for Kazakhstan.

– Did you call Kazakhstan?

– Directly – no. No one has officially contacted. Yes, I would not go. He also did not contact anyone.

– Do not miss the departures in Kolomna? There were a lot of them, now the two championships go through your city again?

– As an athlete, I do not understand why competitions are held on obviously worse ice. Anyway, we don’t have international competitions, and here we still don’t have the opportunity to race on fast ice in competitive conditions. Last year – I can understand, everything was experimental. I also understand the need to develop sport in the regions, but we can send even younger children there. With no international calendar, adult athletes have no motivation other than good seconds, and I would love to show a decent result,” Aldoshkin told .

Source : MatchTV

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