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MOSCOW, Oct 7, Svetlana Bonopartova.The silver medalist of the 2022 Olympic Games in speed skating Daniil Aldoshkin said that at domestic starts it is necessary to prove to the whole world that Russian athletes cannot be broken due to missing the international season. On March 1, the International Skating Union (ISU) 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 valid until further notice. «The mood is good, although at the beginning of the preparatory period there were problems with motivation, with mood, because I understood that there would be no international season. But at the same time I understood that there is no reason to give up, on the contrary, you need to continue to progress, since I am only 21 years old — it's time to continue to work and gain momentum.As (coach) Dmitry Anatolyevich (Dorofeev) said, sooner or later the situation will end, and when it ends, we need to go out and show high seconds in the international arena. To prove to everyone that Russian athletes will not be broken by missing even an entire international season,» Aldoshkin said at a press conference. «Since we are all professionals, they take even this experimental season seriously. There is a certain interest in everyone, a lot of young guys came, this gives a certain motivation, but also very strong competition within the team. no time to lie. Sometimes you want to, but you can't. Of course, there is a feeling that there will be no international starts, but I don’t think that this will interfere with showing good results in the season,” Aldoshkin continued. The athlete said that he had received an offer to train in China. “Such an offer, indeed, has been received. I considered it for quite a long time for 2-3 months. And even initially I wanted to go there, try it, because it would still be an unforgettable experience. But, going back to my age, it's too early to make such drastic decisions, given that I have no problems with progress in the results. I don’t see the point in changing my life so much until I encounter some problems. I am very glad that I did not go there and that I am now working here with such a team,» Aldoshkin added.