Russian skier Brov (left) hugs Ukrainian Abramenko at the Winter Olympics, sparking a discussion.Photo: Associated Press/Dazhi Image
Chinese speed skater Huang Yuting caused a lot of uproar when she filmed a video of her skating in the Chinese team’s uniform Canxiao and posted it online. Huang Yuting later claimed that sports belong to sports, and they have no nationality. At present, the tension between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate. Russian skier Ilya Burov recently embraced his Ukrainian opponent at the Winter Olympics, which also caused discussion. In an interview, he stated that the two were friends and pointed out that “the Olympics are It’s about sports, not politics”.
When the Russian army was approaching the Ukrainian border, Brove, who came to China to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics, won the bronze medal in the men’s freestyle skiing men’s aerial skills event. Abramenko), a move described by The New York Times as “going beyond the growing tensions between the two countries.”
In an interview with the Global Times a few days ago, Brove said that he would hug Abramenko because the two were friends, and mentioned the interaction between the two sides at the last PyeongChang Olympics. Abramenko, who won the gold medal at the time, also wore The Ukrainian flag hugged himself who won the bronze medal, and the two, who were rivals on the field, were in constant contact. He said: “We have known each other since we started skiing, and we still maintain a brotherly friendship and support each other until now.”
It is understood that Ukrainian Sports Minister Vadym Guttsayt called on his own athletes to avoid the ROC delegation during the Olympics before the start of the Winter Olympics, and asked “not to stand together and not to take pictures.” Brov interviewed At the time, he said that there were voices in the outside world that the two should not embrace, but the Olympics had nothing to do with politics. He emphasized: “First and foremost, the Olympics are about sports, not politics. The friendship that can be captured by supporting each other is really true. very happy.”