MOSCOW, March 30 Ice dancing world champion Ilya Averbukh said, that long-term sanctions from the International Skating Union (ISU) could provoke a massive outflow of skaters from Russia.
"We need to be in the orbit of world sports, and I really hope that the situation will be resolved as soon as possible and we will skate together . Isolation never promotes progress. Moreover, I am sure that if the issue is not resolved, the skaters will start looking for options to compete for other countries. Because everyone wants to compete on the world stage", — quotes the words of Averbukh "Match TV".
The International Skating Union (ISU), against the backdrop of the events in Ukraine, removed athletes from Russia and Belarus from competitions under under its auspices, including from the World Figure Skating Championships.