The International Skating Union (ISU) is under pressure and therefore we cannot yet expect good news regarding the admission of Russian athletes, Olympic speed skating champion, Duma deputy told of the Russian Federation. Svetlana Jourova .
As indicated on the air of the show “There is a subject!” on , the President of the Russian Skating Union Nikolai Gulyaev, the ISU Council did not consider the issue of admitting Russians to international competitions.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect good news from the ISU council. Apparently they are afraid to address this issue and are delaying it. It is now easier for them to postpone this moment than to make a decision.
— Do you think that at least juniors can be allowed to compete at international level before the end of the season?
– I don’t think that will happen. We don’t have a federation like in tennis, where sponsors want to see a complete picture of participants and can put pressure on the international federation. The ISU is under other pressure from national federations. Again, this could be a story like with football players, when it seems like they were allowed to, but there are boycotts from the national teams. The ISU doesn’t want that either. Although the federation has always treated us well, it has always noted the high level of competitions in Russia – in figure skating, short track speed skating and speed skating,” Zhurova told .
Source : MatchTV
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