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Like a bolt from the blue, came the news that the pair of artistic Estonia, consisting of Natalja Zabijako and Alexandr Zaboev not be able to take part in the upcoming Olympic games.
Thursday 14 November 2013 2 minutes reading time
The young Estonians had snatched the ticket to Sochi virtual finishing in ninth position, the Nebelhorn Trophy, final round of Olympic qualifying, making it the second to last among the quaificati.
However, the couple hung the sword of Damocles of the nationality of Zaboev skater born and raised in Russia and then moved to Estonia.
Surprisingly, the Estonian government, apparently at the behest of the Minister of Culture, has decided not to grant citizenship to Zaboev, which, From there, can not meet the criteria of eligibility Olympic.
'' Considering that Estonia does not have available to other pairs of art, the place left vacant will be occupied by the Japanese Narumi Takahashi / Ryuichi Kihara.
The colors of the small Baltic republic in the next Olympic Games will be defended by Elena Glebova and Victor Romanenkov, respectively in the individual female and the male.
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