MOSCOW, June 5 Voting on the participation of Russian and Belarusian delegations in the Congress The International Skating Union (ISU) will take place despite the position of the ISU board, which did not support such an intention, a source familiar with the situation said. In April, the ISU board intended to put the issue of the participation of delegates from Russia and Belarus to the vote of the congress before its start. However, on Sunday, the ISU Council decided that it would not do this, since the decision to remove the Russians and Belarusians threatens with legal consequences, including the possible cancellation of all the results of the congress. «Voting on whether to remove the delegations of Russia and Belarus from participating in the congress, However, since the ISU Council did not support this intention, there is very little chance that such a decision will be made,» the source said. The 58th ISU Congress will begin its work in Phuket on Monday. He will address a number of issues related to changes in the rules of figure skating, including raising the minimum age for participation in adult competitions to 17 years. Elections to the leadership of the organization will also be held. The Russian Alexander Lakernik, who holds this position, claims to be the vice-president of the ISU.
