Russia and Belarus figure and speed skaters, including Kamila Valieva, banned from competing after Ukraine invasion

The international union that governs skating has banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions across figure skating and speed skating. The International Olympic Committee took the unprecedented step on Monday of calling sports organisations around the world to ban the two nations from competing to “protect the integrity of competitions for the safety of all the participants." Ad/> The International Skating Union (ISU) said in a statement: «With immediate effect and until further notice, no skaters belonging to the ISU Members in Russia (Russian Skating Union and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia) and Belarus (Skating Union of Belarus) shall be invited or allowed to participate in International ice skating competitions including ISU Championships and other ISU Events.

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Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup. Individual players are allowed to compete but with no country affiliation.

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