St. PETERSBURG, June 11, Taras Barabash. Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova expressed bewilderment at the statement of Sergei Bubka regarding Russian athletes. The President of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Ukraine, Sergei Bubka, demanded that all international sports federations comply with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to remove Russians and Belarusians from international competitions. «Now we (with Bubka) have different states. We have different positions. Of course, this is all amazing, because people who represent big sport understand what it is to be suspended. They understand what betrayal, humiliation can be. This is a nightmarish the situation with the suspension of our athletes. I want to know why this is happening. I have worked for 75 years. And I want to know why. We need to know why this is happening. rism, what is it anyway? — said Tarasova. The interlocutor of the agency noted that she was confident in the strength of the spirit of Russian athletes who do not change their citizenship for the sake of participating in international tournaments. to whom we wished victory, I’m talking about people who represent our national team, they can say something else, to feel this sporting life in a different way,” Tarasova said.
