MOSCOW, September 30, Alena Sulizova. Honored Ice Dance Coach of Russia Alexander Zhulin said that, in his opinion, none of the Russian athletes would follow the call to distance themselves from a special military operation in order to participate in international competitions. Earlier, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, in an interview with the Italian edition of Corriere della Sera, said that Russian athletes , who do not support the special operation in Ukraine, should be allowed to participate in international competitions in a neutral status. “Do you even imagine that any of the Russian athletes will follow this? I can’t even allow this. I didn’t even have such thoughts. “What are these athletes? In my opinion, no one will do this. Let Thomas Bach wait a little while we go under a normal flag. He just needs to wait,” Zhulin said.
