Desjatov is accused of sexual harassment.
Ivan Desjatov’s sports career is probably over. In the picture, his former couple Isabelle Flores appears next to him. PDO
SafeSport, the United States Olympic Committee’s sexual misconduct investigation, has ordered an ice dancer Ivan Desjatov24, to a lifetime ban.
The reason behind the ban imposed on December 19 is a colleague Solène Mazinguen22, accused of sexual harassment. The claim came to light more than a year ago, when the athlete of Russian background was ordered to a temporary ban, which was now changed to permanent. Desjatov still has the right to appeal the sentence.
Desjatov, who was born in Moscow and originally represented Russia, received Belarusian citizenship in 2021.
The following year, he changed his representative country again, this time to the United States. Desjatov and his partner Isabelle Flores participated in the national championships in 2023 and 2024.
Flores ended the cooperation after Mazingue’s accusations came to light. This year, the American ice dancer found a partner By Linus Colmor Jepsen.