ISU Sanctions Evgeny Plushenko with loss of elegibility

Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) statement on the situation with Evgeny Plushenko

Russian Figure Skating Federation Press Release (Use Google Translation) - Source, FFKKR Official Website

Communication No. 1622: Decisions of the ISU Council - June 23, 2010

The ISU Council met on June 13, 19 and 20, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. The following was among the decisions taken by the Council during the meeting:

Decision # 5 - Decision of the ISU Council on Eligibility of Mr. Evgeny Plushenko (RUS)

Based on evidence presented the Council has concluded that Mr. Evgeny Plushenko breached the ISU eligibility rule 102, paragraph 2, i) of the ISU General Regulations and as a consequence has become ineligible under paragraph 7 a) of that rule. The evidence has proved to the satisfaction of the Council that Mr. E. Plushenko, a skater and member of the Figure Skating Federation of Russia (FSFR), skated in exhibitions held in March and April 2010, in Russia and other countries, without the express prior authorization of the FSFR. Such activity is a breach of the ISU eligibility rules and results in the loss of eligibility.

The present decision communicated to both Mr E. Plushenko and the FSFR may be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne, Switzerland, within 21 days upon receipt of the decision, in accordance with Article 25, paragraph 2, c) of the ISU Constitution.

Source, ISU Communication No: 1622 @ http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1902

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