MOSCOW, June 24 Beijing Olympic champion in figure skating singles tournament Anna Shcherbakova said , which received a lot of support after the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) not to include her photo in publications with other champions of the 2022 Games. ISU on Thursday did not publish photos of Russian skaters in the gallery of Beijing 2022 Olympic champions on the occasion of the 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 team figure skating tournament at the Olympic Games 2022, in which the Russian team won the gold. many kind messages from people from different countries. Thank you very much! So, after all, sport unites,» Shcherbakova wrote in Instagram stories (Meta activity (Facebook and Instagram social networks) is banned in Russia as extremist). The ISU said on Friday, that the campaign organized by the federation sanctifies not only Olympic champions, but also other active skaters and skaters.
