ISU revokes neutral status for Valieva and Kondratyuk
The International Skating Union revoked the neutral status of Russian figure skaters Kamila Valieva and Mark Kondratyuk, preventing them from competing internationally under neutral designation. The decision followed a Ukrainian federation's request to reassess their neutrality due to alleged ties with Russian military institutions and sanctioned training facilities.
Consensus
- The International Skating Union (ISU) revoked the neutral status of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
- The ISU also revoked the neutral status of figure skater Mark Kondratyuk.
- Valieva and Kondratyuk have filed appeals against the decision.
- If the appeals are rejected, they may appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
- Valieva returned to competition in spring 2026 after a four-year doping-related ban.
- The decision was made on September 5.
- The ISU's decision was based on a request from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation.
Points of divergence
- Dmitry Guberin called the situation a 'troubling story' and stated that Valieva was not responsible for the doping incident in 2022, though she bears responsibility for returning to competition. — vesti
- The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation requested the ISU to reconsider the neutral status of several Russian athletes, including Valieva and Kondratyuk, in late August. — fontanka
- The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation claimed that Kondratyuk, Grigory Fedorov, and Sofia Dzepka are not neutral athletes because they are directly linked to the Russian armed forces, likely due to ties with CSKA. It also claimed Valieva should lose her neutral status because she trains at a school under international sanctions. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Guberniyev called the withdrawal of neutral status from Kamila Valieva a worrying story — Вести
- Ukraine has achieved its goal: Russian figure skaters began to lose neutral status — Фонтанка
- Zakhrova - on calls from Kyiv to review the status of Russian figure skaters — Вести
- In Ukraine, neutral status of Valeyeva and Kondratyuk is called for review — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Camille Valieva
- ISU
- Ukraine
- Moscow
- Russia
- Dmitriy Guberniev
- Grigory Fedorov
- MID
- Kyiv
- TASS
- RIA Novosti
- Figure Skating Federation
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