MOSCOW, June 10, Alexander Govorov. No one gave the International Skating Union ( ISU) has the right to be so ungirdly in relation to Russian figure skaters, said Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova. Earlier, the Director General of the Russian Figure Skating Federation Alexander Kogan, in a conversation with, called the ISU Congress that ended in Phuket (Thailand) «very politicized».
& #34;Of course, everything is politicized there. They do not answer one simple question: for what and why our athletes were suspended from competitions for a whole year. No one gave them the right to do so. It was Russian skaters who made a huge contribution to the development of figure skating, they did nothing wrong. If they have already made such a decision to remove our athletes, then let them be healthy", said Tarasova.
The ISU Congress completed its work on Friday, on this day the elections of the new ISU president and governing bodies took place. The only Russian representative in them was Alexander Kibalko, he entered the ISU Council from representatives of speed skating. Earlier, the ISU Congress extended the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions under the auspices of the organization until further notice.