Russia is outraged against refereeing in rhythmic gymnastics in Tokyo. The reason for this was the violation of Russian hegemony in sports after the Russian gymnast did not win a gold medal for the first time since 1996. Lina Ashram from Israel became the champion from Tokyo, and the Averini sisters remained in second and fourth places. Although they were considered absolute favorites.
President of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation of Russia Irina Wiener accused the jury of sabotage and called the judging of the Olympics a “shame” for rhythmic gymnastics. Russian officials have challenged Dina Averin’s assessment, but the arbitration did not accept.
Ukrainian Natalia Eryomina joined the judging team of the Tokyo Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympiad, despite the fact that she was not allowed to judge at the previous Olympics precisely because of a possible conflict of interest caused by tense relations between Ukraine and Russia, Russian media reported. They note that the winner Lina Ashram won the gold medal, despite a serious mistake in the last performance on the tape.
“I am upset about the silver. I realized that I had a chance after Lina dropped the tape. I should have won gold, but the refereeing was unfair, I immediately understood that, “Averina said.
Irina Wiener has announced that she is considering leaving after the Tokyo Games.