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The press service of the International Skating Union (ISU) has released a statement regarding the refusal of figure skater Veronika Zhilina's transfer to the Azerbaijani national team.
Idman.biz reports that Zhilina had previously applied to compete under the Azerbaijani flag, but the transfer was not approved by the ISU.
The Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) also did not agree to the change of sports citizenship of 17-year-old Zhilina, who has already received an Azerbaijani passport.
The website Vseprosport.ru presented the ISU statement as follows: "The ISU has received a formal request from the Azerbaijan Winter Sports Federation to change the membership status of Veronika Zhilina, who previously competed for Russia, so that she can represent Azerbaijan in future ISU competitions. The application was reviewed by the ISU Council in accordance with ISU rules. After a thorough analysis of the submitted documents and the situation, the ISU Council decided to reject the application."
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