MOSCOW, March 23 American journalist Philip Hersh suggested how Russian figure skaters skipping the world championship, which should be held in France, will affect. According to the expert, sanctions against Russian athletes will have a long-term effect. «If the ISU does not change the rules, then the Russians will have only one quota in each discipline for the next world championship, where they will be allowed to compete. Absence from this world championship is likely to have a long-term impact on figure skating in Russia,» he suggested on Twitter.
