“It’s not related to sexual orientation, it’s caused by a lack of boys. Especially in Canada, where everyone plays hockey.” Russian pair skaters on the initiative to allow same-sex teams to compete
Russian pair skaters Anastasia Mishina – Aleksandr Galliamov and Vladimir Morozov commented on the initiative of Canadian Federation to allow same-sex teams to compete in the ice dance and pairs figure skating competitions.
source: Telegram
The Canadian Figure Skating Federation has changed the definition of a “team” in pair skating and ice dance.
“The previous definition of ‘team’ was one woman and one man. That definition was inconsistent with Skate Canada’s vision of Skating for Everyone and Skate Canada’s commitment to non-discrimination, including non-discrimination based on gender identity. The definition of ‘team’ will be revised to ‘a team consists of two skaters’. Skate Canada
Here are some comments from Russian pair skaters about this initiative.
Anastasia Mishina: It’s too early to discuss this. But I won’t give Sasha to anyone’s pair.
Aleksandr Galliamov: I think the authors of this idea were inspired by the movie Blades of Glory.
Vladimir Morozov: We skated for 1.5 years in America and saw what was happening there. There is a shortage of male partners. Girls from pair skating often skate alone, there are even special competitions for them. I think that’s why they found such a solution. It’s not related to sexual orientation, it’s caused by a lack of boys. Especially in Canada, where everyone plays hockey.
Related topics: Anastasiia Mishina Alexander Galliamov, Evgenia Tarasova Vladimir Morozov
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