Coach Tarasova said that the Lithuanian authorities are publicly humiliating figure skater Drobyazko
Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova appreciated Lithuania’s intention to deprive figure skater Margarita Drobyazko of her citizenship. Her words are quoted by Match TV.
Tarasova said that the Lithuanian authorities are publicly humiliating the athlete. “What right do they have to take something away from her? Just awful. Figure skating is not developing at all in Lithuania,” she considered.
On June 21, it became known that the Seimas of Lithuania initiated the procedure for depriving Drobyazko of the country’s citizenship. The reason was the figure skater’s performance in the show of Olympic ice dancing champion Tatyana Navka in Russia. In response, Drobyazko stated that she would not give up Russia in order to preserve her Lithuanian passport.
Drobyazko acquired Lithuanian citizenship in 1993. Together with Povilas Vanagas, she represented the country at the Olympic Games five times. The couple has two bronze medals at the European Championships and another at the World Championships.
Source: Lenta
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