"The Beijing Winter Olympics are not allowed to take pictures with Russians"! The Ukrainian government warned that the athletes were still hugging the Russians: I don't care about his nationality
In the Men's Freestyle Skiing Men's Aerial Skills Final on February 16, Chinese athlete Qi Guangpu won the gold medal, but there was another scene in the competition that was equally moving – The silver medalist Ukraine's Abramenko and the bronze medalist Russian athlete Ilya Brov hugged each other and shared the joy of winning the medal.
Before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Ukrainian Ministry of Sports had warned the country's athletes not to stand with Russian athletes during the Winter Olympics, and not to speak Russian in related interviews. Avoid being photographed and causing controversy. Because at last summer's Tokyo Olympics, Ukrainian high jumper Yaroslava Mahuchik won the bronze medal and was later photographed hugging and celebrating the victory with gold medalist Maria Rasitzkne. As a result, it was criticized by Ukraine, believing that this act was a disgrace to Ukraine.
But even with Ukraine's warning in the first place, Abramenko ignored it, saying bluntly in an interview last year that if he stood on the podium with Russian athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics, he would not be out of tune because of each other's nationality, and he and Brov were both rivals and long-time friends.
At present, the situation between Russia and Ukraine is still in a state of tension, the United States and NATO have been accusing Russia of being ready to invade Ukraine at any time, even if the Russian side released a withdrawal video, the United States still continues to hype the war, but sports should not involve politics, Abramenko and Ilya Brov at the Beijing Winter Olympics this hug, truly reflect the Olympic spirit: unity and fraternity, fair competition, mutual understanding. （juju）
Photo 1: Brov (left) hugs Abramenko (right)
