St. Petersburg, June 24, Sergey Yaremenko. The International Skating Union (ISU) explained why the gallery dedicated to the International Olympic Day did not include a photo of Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova, who won a gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Olympics. Beijing 2022 Olympic Champions Gallery on the occasion of International Olympic Day. In a selection published on Twitter, the champion in women's singles Shcherbakova was replaced by Japanese figure skater Kaori Sakamoto, who became the bronze medalist of the competition. The ISU also ignored the winners of the 2022 Olympic Team Figure Skating Tournament, in which the Russian team won gold.» ISU is supporting Olympic Day through posts on the official website and social media. The goal of this campaign is to inspire people to celebrate the power of sport through attractive sporting imagery. This campaign highlights not only Olympic champions, but also other active figure skaters and speed skaters.
