The father of the Russian figure skater Smolkin said that his son has no citizenship of other countries
Actor Boris Smolkin, father of Russian figure skater Gleb Smolkin, spoke about the possible change of citizenship by his son. It is reported by “Match TV”.
“To play for Georgia, you must at least be a citizen of this country. Gleb is neither a citizen of Georgia nor an Israeli citizen. Therefore, draw conclusions from here, ”said Smolkin Sr.
Earlier it became known that Smolkin and his compatriot Diana Davis, performing in a duet in ice dancing, were negotiating in the fall to change sports citizenship to Georgian. However, the transition to another team fell through, because the parties did not come to a positive decision.
On January 16, it was reported that Davis and Smolkin could move to the Israeli national team, but later the head of the Israeli Figure Skating Federation, Boris Khait, denied this information.
Davis and Smolkin made their senior Russian debut last season. They became eighth at the European Championships and took 14th place at the Beijing Olympics. In the 2022/2023 season, athletes living in the United States refused to compete in Russian tournaments due to problems with documents for leaving the country.
Source: Lenta
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