St. Petersburg, Aug 4, Boris Khodorovsky. The bronze medalist of the 2019 Universiade in figure skating Stanislava Konstantinova said in an interview that she did not accept the option of changing her sports citizenship in light of the removal of Russian athletes from international competitions. At the age of 22, Konstantinova decided to suspend her figure skater career. «No «This is not for me,» she answered the question of whether she does not allow the possibility of changing sports citizenship. «If Nastya Gubanova fulfilled her dream of performing at the Olympics, defending the colors of Georgia, I am very happy for her. I have always played for Russia and I am proud of it. Dear the country invested a lot in me. I felt it when representing Russia at international tournaments. «The International Skating Union (ISU) on March 1, against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, suspended Russian and Belarusian figure skaters, speed skaters and short track skaters from participating in international tournaments. In June, the ISU Congress approved this decision, it will be in effect until further notice. Read the full interview with Stanislava Konstantinova on Thursday at rsport.ria.ru
