It is reported in the Russian media that the West’s attitude towards Russia has changed.
Jana Rudkovskaja organizes Plushenko’s ice dance performances. AOP
It is hoped that figure skating stars in Russia will soon return to international competitions. Sport24-ru website interviewed the director of the Plushenko Angels Figure Skating Academy Jana Rudkovskajawho assured that the attitude of the West would have already changed.
The article states that organized by the Academy Nutcrackers– ice show was a huge success in Minsk. Performances of the classic work were organized over three evenings in the capital of Belarus. All shows were sold out.
– There have been discussions about performing in Europe. Serbia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary are options, Rudkovskaja mentioned.
Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine has kept the show away from Europe.
According to the reporter, a skating star Aleksandra Trusova the silhouette image would have recently been used on a can of a beer brand sponsoring an international competition. The reporter hinted that the Russian athletes would no longer be treated as scornfully as before during the war.
– According to my information, the return of the Russians to the West is closer. The relationship has become more receptive, Rudkovskaja began.
– After Donald Trump’s election victory, attitudes towards us changed. We have started receiving offers and requests again. I’ve been in contact with people I haven’t heard of special ops [toim. huom. Ukrainan sodan] during.
President-elect Trump has promised to end the war immediately.
According to Rudkovskaja, the active party in the contacts have been other countries, not Russia.
According to Rudkovskaja, the figure skating competitions in Russia have suffered when the other top names in the world are not participating. Russian skaters alone are not enough to fill the arenas.