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Russian and Belarusian officials have been allowed to stand in the International Skating Union’s elections after surviving a vote to exclude them from the organisation’s Congress in Phuket in Thailand.
One of the strictest most brutal tactics, but one of most powerful coaches in the sport as well. a lot of concern about whether this was indeed, you know, child abuse, this girl is just 15 years old, and that's led to a vote that is upcoming for the international figure skating union to see if they can raise the age up to 17. now, there are some downsides to that for those of us who love to watch the sport. what i heard from experts is that we're probably no longer going to be seeing any quad jumps because of how young girls develop into women and the crucial ages. but do you think that's an a...
Young girl. 15 years old. the international figure skating union in june is going to meet and vote on whether to raise the minimum age of participation to 17 years old. dw do you think that's a good idea? >> i don't because it's bp demonstrated time and time again in various sports that, particularly female athletes peak at a much younger age and there's advantages to that. kr create some continuity of something i haven't thought of. it starts with the question of is this working and is it acceptable? in my mind the answer has been no coming up on two decades.
The doping scandal involving russian skater kamila valiyeva at the beijing winter 0 lolympi raising a proposal for competitors to be 17. kamila valiyeva was able to compete despite the banned substance because she is only 15 years old. as a minor, she's a protected minor so the court of arbitration for sport rules she could stay in the olympics. today the international figure skating union, the kgoverning body says a vote on a proposal to hike the minimum age to 17 will take place at the next meeting in june. thanks for watching, everyone. our coverage continues. ion what's possible and balanc...