Zheleznyakov said that Canadians who oppose Russia’s participation in the Olympics are full of propaganda.

MOSCOW, March 10 – RIA Novosti, Alena Sulizova. The choreographer of the Eteri Tutberidze group, Alexei Zheleznyakov, told RIA Novosti that the authorities of the international federation know better than the Olympic champion in figure skating Tessa Virchu what decisions will be made on the admission of Russian athletes to world tournaments.

Previously retired Canadian athletes, including Olympic winners figure skater Tessa Virtue, hockey player Haley Wickenheiser, and skier Becky Scott, have urged the Canadian Olympic Committee not to support the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) idea of ​​allowing Russian athletes to participate. The Games in Paris are neutral.

“Some athletes who are massively drenched in propaganda are their own troubles. Everyone has their own opinion, but sooner or later people will see the light, and I wish them the same. When they always got together with our athletes at the start, Let’s say they kissed on the gums and now they sang other songs,” added the source. .

On January 25, the IOC Executive Board called for the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions with neutral status, while proposing that athletes who actively support special operations in Ukraine should not be allowed. Later, the governments of more than 30 countries opposed the participation of Russians and Belarusians in the Olympics. IOC president Thomas Bach said governments should not decide who participates in international competitions.