Russia’s Zagitova: Mixed feelings about her “gift plan for fans

Russian female figure skater Alina Zagitova has been silent on her Instagram account since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While Russia has since announced a shutdown of her Instagram, Zagitova has resumed her Instagram account. What does this mean? ……

Zagitova has now started a giveaway on Instagram.

‘Here is a gift from Beijing. Everything you see in the photo will be sent to three winners. Each of you will receive a set of Binh Dung Dung (the mascot of the Beijing Olympics) bracelets, badges, and key chains.”

She attended the Beijing Olympics as a reporter, not as an athlete. Zagitova had been out of shape since winning the gold medal in Pyeongchang and had been out of competition. She had been appearing in ice shows and other events, but as a former queen, she was called to the Beijing Olympics in a different way. When Zagitova first arrived in Beijing, she said, “Beijing 2022! This is where the Olympics will start. I miss it. I am so happy to be immersed in this atmosphere again,” he wrote in his thoughts.

This time, the project was to give away Beijing Olympics goods to fans. Amid international criticism of Russia, she may be thinking that this kind of civilian exchange is the first step toward peace that she can take.

However, Zagitova later wrote a disturbing post about the giveaway.

By the way, on my Telegram channel, I’m giving away a cool backpack with the Olympic emblem.

Telegram is a social networking service from Russia. Since the Russian government decided to shut down Instagram, many Russian Instagrammers have been flowing to Telegram. To this I ask, “Is this a service to induce them before they can no longer use Insta…?” Many fans may find this complicated. I hope those days of peace return soon so that we don’t have to think about this.