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The International Skating Union (ISU) decided in June to allow Russian athletes to participate in international competitions in a neutral status after being suspended due to the situation in Ukraine.
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Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky were included in the participants of the stage of the international Grand Prix series in Helsinki.
Boykova and Kozlovskiy won the Challenger Series tournaments in Tokyo and Norwood following the ISU's decision to allow Russian athletes to compete internationally as neutrals.
MOSCOW, September 14 - RIA Novosti. Russian figure skaters Alexandra Boykova and Dmitry Kozlovsky were included in the participants of the stage of the international Grand Prix series in Helsinki, according to the website of the International Skating Union (ISU).
The stage in the Finnish capital will take place on November 20-21.
In September, Boykova and Kozlovsky won the Challenger series tournaments in Tokyo and the American Norwood, which became their first after the June decision of the ISU to allow Russian representatives to international competitions in a neutral status.
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Boykova and Kozlovsky will take part in the Grand Prix stage in Helsinki on November 20-21
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