Send her back to Russia!': Japanese fans want skate star Medvedeva KICKED OUT of country after accusing her of flouting lockdown (english version)
Russian figure-skating ace Evgenia Medvedeva has inadvertently triggered an avalanche of criticism after performing a famous routine of hers in a Japanese park, which many considered as a violation of quarantine rules.
www.rt.com
There are more details in russian publications, these google-translate fairly well. Some japanese fans sent messages to the Russian Embassy, asking to place Medvedeva on one of their "rescue of the citizents flight" which Russia has arranged with Aeroflot (these are weekly charter flights). It is true, there are periodic flights ex Tokyo to Moscow because there were many Russians in Japan at the time of the closing of boarders announcement. Medvedeva did not take any of these flights after she learned the show is cancelled and moved to June 2021, a year ahead, she has no business to stay in Japan. But instead she chose to stay for personal advancement, to practice and to gain unfair advantage over other skaters, including japanese ladies. People are noting it. Especially since the region she travelled to has very hight senior citizen population (subjected to xxxxx) and the region's officials issued a request for foreign tourists and others NOT to come to their territories. There is also a mention that: Japanese show organizers did NOT invite Medvedeva to come to Japan, especially since it was quite obvious that the show will be cancelled (although not official at the time), that all of this was on her own initiative. Some Russians are questioning "who is paying for all this, Medvedeva or the Federation. (this is a summary from several articles. and there is some more in them.)
MK-RU
Российская фигуристка Евгения Медведева, случайно оказавшаяся запертой в Японии, разозлила японских болельщиков своим поведением. 19-летнюю россиянку обвинили в несоблюдении мер безопасности во время пандемии коронавируса.
www.sportmk.ru
Российская фигуристка Евгения Медведева в начале апреля вылетела в Японию, где через два месяца планировалось шоу с ее участием. Однако спектакль на льду пришлось отменить из-за пандемии коронавируса. У многих болельщиков возникли вопросы: почему Медведева путешествует в разгар болезни, и...
www.sportmk.ru
News.ru
Двукратного призёра Олимпийских игр по фигурному катанию Евгению Медведеву раскритиковали после прибытия в японский город Хатинохэ.
news.ru
Life.ru
Фигуристка проводит карантин в Стране восходящего солнца.
life.ru
#Medvedeva fans abroad should invite her team; her&her mother, to their country. She is not welcome inJapan in a state of emergency.We canât stand troublesome person anymore.
She said she was here for the show, but the show was already postponed for a year. No need to stay here
— cerezo (@cerezo70350516) April 29, 2020
えっちゃん
@etsuko666
@RusEmbassyJ
あなたの国のエフゲニア・メドベージェワ選手は入国拒否前に滑り込み入国しました。
今年6月に予定していたアイスショー「セーラームーンPrism On Ice」の為の来日と聞いていましたが東京オリンピックの延期、フィギュア世界選手権の中止からアイスショーの中止・延期も予想出来たはず。
07:34 - 27 апр. 2020 г.
This is not going in a right direction, especially since there was an insident where during a show in Japan the earthquacke happened, and Medvedeva said "it's simply because i just skated"....
Участники ледового шоу Fantasy On Ice рядом с Токио почувствовали землетрясение магнитудой 5,1 балла.
news.sportbox.ru