War in Ukraine: Russian skaters excluded from all competitions

Russian and Belarusian skaters have been declared persona non grata from all skating competitions, the International Skating Union (ISU) announced in a statement on Tuesday March 1, a measure taken “with immediate effect and until further notice”. . Russia is a major figure skating nation, where it won six medals including two gold at the Beijing Games last month. Speed ​​skating and short-track events are also affected by this ISU measure.