Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, most international sports federations have stopped Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions.
Since March, among other Russian stars such as the prodigy Kamila Valieva and the Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova have not been allowed to compete.
Gets rid of GP status
Now there are more restrictions from the International Figure Skating Federation.
So far, no international competitions will be held in Russia or Belarus.
As a consequence, the Rostelecom Cup 2022 in figure skating will not be included in the ISU Grand Prix series in figure skating during the 2022/2023 season ", the association writes in a statement.
Members of the Russian and Belarusian federations are also not allowed to participate in the congress of the international federation, nor are they allowed to stand as candidates for any positions in the federation.