The Skating Lesson: FFKKR allowed Davis and Smolkin to change sports citizenship
It became known that Russian figure skaters Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkin, performing in ice dancing, changed sports citizenship. About this in Twitter reports The Skating Lesson.
According to the publication, the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) has already given the athletes permission to move. It is noted that they intend to represent the Georgian national team.
On January 16, it was reported that Davis, the daughter of Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze, and Smolkin could join the Israeli national team, but later the head of the country’s 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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