now imagine what will happen when these ukrainian skaters are reminded IN PERSON of the people killing their familes and friends and destroying their homeland when they see skaters who represent russia, regardless of not having a flag or anthem. i cannot believe it.
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Estonian skater Eva-Lotta Kiibus criticized the ISU’s decision to allow Russian and Belarusian skaters to return to international competition as neutral athletes.
“Politically, sports leaders are trying to make everything look ‘right,’ but morally they show a lack of courage and give in to pressure.”
She also said she regrets that Russian skaters have once again been allowed to compete in ISU events despite the restrictions imposed since 2022.
#figureskating
the isu utterly messed up on this. they’ve basically proved that the isu needs rusfed more than rusfed needs the isu. rusfed was able to domestically recreate the whole competition circuit and was financially thriving during the ban, & now they’re back as ain w/o ending the war
russia hasn't paid for their crimes against ucranians and they CONTINUE to commit crimes. they should not be given the opportunity to sportswash their war crimes. shame on isu this is a terrible decision
this is what happened to kyrylo marsak🇺🇦 after "neutral" athletes were allowed to be back for the olympic qualifier
not to mention that so many of those so called "neutral" athletes are still associated with putin who is actively destroying the lives of ukrainian people
“wait guys, what if kamila doesn’t meet ain requirements 🥺”
this kamila?
the girl who got a pinned vid with putin himself on her insta and some of yall seriously think she might get cleared 😭
i knew this was coming eventually but still i'm disappointed. neutrality cannot truly exist in a country where all sports (and especially so for figure skating) are heavily state-sponsored and controlled.
Are they still getting funding from the government? Are they? Until they are NOT FUNDED BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT 'neutral athletes' means absolutely fucking nothing. Fuck you, ISU.
all i can think about are ukrainian people who have lost their homes. the ukrainian figure skaters who can't train because their rinks have been bombed. ukrainian children who never had the chance to pursue something they wanted to because they were born into a war.