ISU blocks Veronika Zhilina’s switch to Azerbaijan team

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15 July 2025 15:03
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ISU blocks Veronika Zhilina’s switch to Azerbaijan team

The International Skating Union (ISU) Council has denied Russian figure skater Veronika Zhilina's request to switch to represent the Azerbaijani national team.

According to Idman.biz, this was reported by TASS.

Previously, Russian Figure Skating Federation (RFSF) president Anton Sikharulidze announced that the federation’s Executive Committee had not approved the 17-year-old athlete’s transfer request. It was later revealed that Zhilina had reimbursed the RFSF 1 million rubles (approximately 21,700 AZN), the amount spent on her over the past two seasons.

Zhilina, who trains at the academy of two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko, missed the last two seasons due to health issues.

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