Despite the war before our eyes in Ukraine, the Russian jumpers were not excluded from the World Cup. EuroSport’s Polish commentators did not comment on the Russians’ jumps as a sign of protest against the catastrophic events in our eastern neighbors and the unjust Russian occupation. Maybe that’s a good thing because the behavior of one of them is less in the comments.

Was Yevgeny Klimo politically motivated?

Evgeny Klimov decided to make a controversial gesture during a group match on Saturday. After each attempt, the jumper shook the camera and the Russian flag was visible on the glove from inside. In addition, he fitted the outside of the Russian gloves with his country coat and a flag on one finger. It is noteworthy that such a situation did not occur a day earlier. In the face of war in Ukraine, such a gesture is hard to feel anything other than a political provocation.

The director of the World Cup will intervene

On Saturday, the FIS decided to remove Russian colors and the national anthem from the competition. However, jumpers can still compete. In an interview with Sport.pl, the director of the International Ski Federation, Yevgeny Klimov announced that he would not leave the case to himself. – Tomorrow I will explain this matter to the player and coach of the Russian team – Sandro Pertile told Sport.pl.

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