Zelensky deprived Ukrainian figure skater Petrenko of scholarships for participating in an ice show in Sochi

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MOSCOW, 8 Aug – Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stripped Ukrainian figure skater, champion of the 16th Winter Olympic Games Viktor Petrenko of his scholarship for participating in an ice show in Sochi, his office said.

Earlier, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine condemned Petrenko’s performance at Tatyana Navka’s ice show “The Scarlet Flower”, which is currently taking place in Sochi. The Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFFK) announced that it had expelled him from its membership. The 1992 Olympic champion acts as the father of Nastenka, the main character of the play, played in July by Olympic champion Kamila Valieva.

“President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has deprived Ukrainian figure skater, champion of the XVI Winter Olympic Games in figure skating Viktor Petrenko of his scholarship. The head of state signed the relevant decree No. 567/2022. In July this year, the athlete performed at the Scarlet Flower ice show in Sochi the brutal war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine,” Zelensky’s office said in a statement.

According to Zelensky’s office, the UFF submitted a proposal to deprive Petrenko of the state scholarship to the Ministry of Youth and Sports. In addition, according to the office, the Ukrainian figure skater stopped participating in the training process, training athletes for national teams in Olympic sports.

Petrenko is 53 years old, he is a native of Odessa, now lives in the USA. In 1992, he became the champion of the Albertville Games with the Unified Team (CIS). Also in his asset is the bronze of the 1988 Olympics in Calgary as part of the USSR national team. Previously, he served as vice president of the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation, but at the time of publication, this information has been removed from the official website of the organization.