MOSCOW, Oct 25, Svetlana Bonopartova. The degradation of sports occurs in world in the context of the suspension of Russian athletes, said two-time world champion in ice dancing choreographer Maxim Stavisky.
Russian and Belarusian figure skaters have been suspended by the International Skating Union (ISU) from participating in international tournaments since March 2022. The ISU Council in June upheld this suspension, but decided to study ways to implement the decision of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which in March 2023 recommended that Russian and Belarusian athletes be allowed to participate in international competitions in a neutral status, subject to a number of conditions.
“»Now sport in the world is degrading. This is due to the fact that Russian athletes are not allowed to participate in international competitions. Of course, the current situation also affects the level of our figure skating. Athletes are idle in the stall, although they should participate in tournaments as much as possible. Competing among themselves is good, but, of course, I would like them to go to the international level and prove who is better. Ask any athlete: they dream of going out and fighting with foreigners,» Stavisky said.< br>