“We need to be in the orbit of world sports, and I really hope that the situation will be resolved as soon as possible and we will perform together. Isolation never promotes progress. Moreover, I am sure that if the issue is not resolved, the skaters will start looking for options to compete for other countries. Because everyone wants to compete on the world stage, ”Match TV quoted Averbukh as saying.
The International Skating Union (ISU), once morest the backdrop of events in Ukraine, suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus from competitions under its auspices, including from the World Figure Skating Championships.
