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Hungarian Olympic chiefs replace Russian-born skaters after political backlash
A last-minute controversy overshadowed Hungary’s presence at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony after plans for two Russian-born figure skaters to carry the national flag were abruptly reversed following political pressure. According to a report by Magyar Hang, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) had initially selected figure skating pair Maria Pavlova and Alexei Sviatchenko to lead the Hungarian team at the closing event. The duo finished f…
According to the MOB, the change had to be made due to a technical error, and in the end, Maja Somodi and Bence Nógrádi represented the country.
The fact that Russian figure skaters would have carried the Hungarian flag at the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics has become a serious scandal at a very high level, Magyar Hang has learned. The news was published by MTI on Saturday with the meaningless title "figure skating pair will carry the Hungarian flag at the closing ceremony". The gist of the news was: according to it, Pavlova Maria and Sviatchenko Alexei, who came fourth in the f…
An incomprehensible change of place, but the two Olympians accused of treason did not carry the Hungarian flag at the closing ceremony - The change happened at the last minute, allegedly due to a technical error.
The MOB is citing a technical problem, and according to Magyar Hang, Fidesz requested that the Russian-born couple not be included.
According to MTI, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has asked Maria Pavlova and Aleksej Svyatchenko, who finished fourth in the pair figure skating competition, to carry the Hungarian flag. The pair lives in Sochi, trains with Russian coaches and choreographers, and does not speak the language, but they received citizenship with the help of the Hungarian National Skating Association (MKOSZ). However, some fans were very unhappy that the hono…
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