KAZAN, 6 Jan, Vadim Kuznetsov. Figure Skating Federation of Russia ( FFKKR) has not yet received requests from the skaters of the Kazakhstan national team to help with preparations for the 2022 Olympics, said the head of the federation, Alexander Gorshkov. In the early days of 2022, Kazakhstan was engulfed in mass protests. In Almaty, where the figure skaters of the national team are based, on January 4 and 5, protesters clashed with security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Throughout Kazakhstan, the Internet was turned off, and the broadcasting of a number of TV channels was temporarily stopped. A state of emergency has been declared in the country. «There were no requests,» said Gorshkov. The head coach of the Kazakhstan national figure skating team, Sergei Voronov, said earlier that his athletes were safe, but had not been training for two days. Also, according to Voronov, an option is being considered with the skaters moving to Russia for training during the state of emergency in Kazakhstan.
