ISU Revokes Neutral Status for Valieva and Kondratyuk
The International Skating Union (ISU) has withdrawn the neutral status of Kamil Valieva and Mark Kondratyuk, reported Russian state agencies. Neutral status of Kamil Valieva withdrawn.
Consensus
- The International Skating Union (ISU) has revoked the neutral status of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
- The ISU has also revoked the neutral status of Russian figure skater Mark Kondratyuk.
- The decision was communicated to the athletes' representatives several days prior to the reports.
- Both Valieva and Kondratyuk have filed appeals against the decision.
- The ISU has requested additional information from the athletes' representatives within a one-week period.
- If the provided information is not deemed satisfactory, the athletes may pursue legal recourse.
- The ISU granted neutral status to 26 Russian figure skaters for participation in international events starting from the 2026/27 season.
- Valieva returned to professional skating in 2025 after serving a four-year doping ban.
- Valieva previously trained under Eteri Tutberidze and now trains under Tatyana Navka and Svetlana Sokolovskaya.
Points of divergence
- The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation claims that Mark Kondratyuk, Grigory Fedorov, and Sofia Dzepka are connected to the Russian armed forces through the CSKA, and that Valieva participated in events with Vladimir Putin, including the 2022 Kremlin award ceremony, the 2024 'Games of the Future' opening, and the 2025 'Movement of the First' event. — tg_theinsider
- The Ukrainian federation alleges that Valieva's training under Tatyana Navka, who is under EU sanctions for supporting actions undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity, is a factor in the review of her status. — tg_theinsider
- The revocation of Kondratyuk's status occurred one day before his scheduled appearance at the Kinoshita Cup in Tokyo. — tg_tvrain
- Kondratyuk was replaced at the Kinoshita Cup by Vladislav Dikij. — tvrain
- The ISU did not grant neutral status to figure skaters Aleksandra Stepanova and Ivan Bunkin. — vedomosti
- The ISU's decision to revoke neutral status may have been initiated by the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. — kommerzant
- The ISU has not publicly announced the revocation of neutral status for Valieva and Kondratyuk. — tvrain
- The ISU has not officially confirmed the revocation of neutral status, despite reports from multiple agencies. — tvrain
Coverage (10 sources)
- International Skating Union ISU withdrew neutral status from Kamila Valieva and Mark Kondratyuk, state agencies reported — DW Главное
- ISU withdrew neutral status from Kamila Valieva. Figure skater filed appeal — state agencies — The Insider
- Neutral status of figure skater Kamila Valieva was withdrawn, with which she could have participated in international competitions — Дождь (Telegram)
- Neutral status of figure skater Kamila Valieva has been withdrawn — РИАМО
- Source: ISU gave Kondratyuk and Valeyeva time to clarify data on status — Вести
- TASS: ISU stripped figure skater Valieva of neutral status — Ведомости
- RIA News: ISU withdrew neutral status from figure skater Vasilyeva — Коммерсантъ
- ISU decided to withdraw neutral status from Kamila Valieva — Вечерняя Москва
- ISU withdrew neutral status from figure skater Kamila Valieva — Вести
- TASS: ISU withdrew neutral status of Russian figure skater Vasilyeva — Москва 24
Key entities
- ISU
- Camille Valieva
- Mark Kondratyuk
- RIA Novosti
- TASS
- Moscow
- International Skating Union
- Media
- Russia
- TASS
- Petr Kovalyov
- RIA Novosti
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