MOSCOW, July 14, Andrey Simonenko. Two-time Olympic champion in figure skating Evgeni Plushenko said that deputies called him and asked him to speak out in support of the boycott of the Olympics, but he “sent them into space.”
The Olympics in Paris starts on July 26, at the moment 15 Russian athletes are allowed to participate in it in a neutral status.
“»We all know perfectly well where we are from and what country we represent. We definitely need to travel under a neutral flag, if possible. Our enemies know very well where we are from. And there we can prove that we are the best, that we are the best country Even in connection with the current situation, several deputies called me and said — support so that our athletes do not go into space. I told them — take the place of the athlete. You are sitting, this is a different job, but they are everyone. they also plow every day. And there is a time period. The Olympics are held every four years; you may not get to the next one,” Plushenko said, speaking at the “Knowledge” lecture at VK Fest.
“I think that we will give up if we don’t go. And our leader Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin said: this is the desire of every athlete. If I were in the place of an athlete, I would go and prove that I am the best,” Plushenko added.< br>