Starting from the 2026/2027 season, promising figure skater Aleksandr Plushenko will compete under the Azerbaijani flag in international figure skating competitions.

Offsideplus.az reports that the appeal addressed to the International Skating Union by the Azerbaijan Winter Sports Federation has been approved, and official permission has been granted for the athlete to represent Azerbaijan on the international stage.

It is worth noting that Aleksandr is the son of Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko.