MOSCOW, August 8 Olympic Games Viktor Petrenko for participation in the ice show in Sochi, his office reported. Earlier, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine condemned Petrenko's performance at the ice show of Tatyana Navka «The Scarlet Flower», which is now taking place in Sochi. The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFFK) announced that it had expelled him from its membership. The 1992 Olympic champion acts as the father of Nastenka, the main character of the play, played in July by the Olympic champion Kamila Valieva. «President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky deprived Ukrainian figure skater, champion of the XVI Winter Olympic Games in figure skating Viktor Petrenko. The head of state signed the corresponding decree No. 567/2022. In July of this year, the athlete performed at the Scarlet Flower ice show in Sochi despite the brutal war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,» Zelensky's office said in a statement. state scholarships to the Ministry of Youth and Sports were introduced by the UVFK. In addition, according to the office, the Ukrainian figure skater stopped participating in the training process, training athletes for national teams in Olympic sports. Petrenko is 53 years old, he is a native of Odessa, now lives in the United States. In 1992, he became the champion of the Albertville Games with the Unified Team (CIS). Also in his asset is the bronze of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary as part of the USSR national team. Previously, he served as vice president of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation, but at the time of publication, this information has been removed from the official website of the organization.
