{"id":1362577,"date":"2022-03-07T13:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1362577"},"modified":"2022-03-07T13:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T18:28:46","slug":"gymnast-ivan-kuliak-wears-pro-russian-z-on-podium-next-to-ukrainian-rival-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gymnast-ivan-kuliak-wears-pro-russian-z-on-podium-next-to-ukrainian-rival-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Gymnast Ivan Kuliak Wears Pro-Russian &#039;Z&#039; on Podium Next to Ukrainian Rival"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgymnast-ivan-kuliak-wears-pro-russian-z-on-podium-next-to-ukrainian-rival-3%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1362577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-20-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Russian Gymnast Ivan Kuliak earned condemnation Sunday by wearing a \u201cZ\u201d on his uniform in apparent support of Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Kuliak, an artistic gymnast from Kaluga, Russia, indulged his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/gymnast-ivan-kuliak-z-podium-support-russian-forces\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support<\/a> of his homeland at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The 20-year-old gymnast finished in third place in the parallel bars and was seen at the winner\u2019s podium wearing his \u201cZ,\u201d a symbol used to identify Russian vehicles during the Ukrainian incursion. The addition to his uniform is reportedly a violation of uniform regulations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian Ivan Kuliak wore the letter Z on his chest during the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha.<br \/>The Z is reportedly a symbol of support for Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine. (Kuliak won bronze in parallel bars. Ukraine&#8217;s Kovtun Illia won gold.)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iZ1Kb5RIUq\">https:\/\/t.co\/iZ1Kb5RIUq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qi6wGHMGHO\">pic.twitter.com\/Qi6wGHMGHO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rwesthead\/status\/1500169855198281729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) condemned Kuliak\u2019s \u201cshocking behavior\u201d but did not specifically mention Kuliak\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against male artistic gymnast Ivan Kuliak (RUS) following his shocking behavior at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar,\u201d the organization said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe FIG adopted further measures against Russia and Belarus on 4 March. From 7 March 2022. Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, including judges, are not allowed to take part in FIG competitions or FIG-sanctioned competitions,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A loser. In gymnastics and in life. Shame on you, Ivan Kuliak, and your Z symbol of atrocities, killing innocents and war crimes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1PiYuCzdT1\">pic.twitter.com\/1PiYuCzdT1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Antonello Guerrera (@antoguerrera) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antoguerrera\/status\/1500739091985571840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The organization also noted that Russian and Belarusian athletes are banned until further notice starting March 7 (the day after the event in Doha).<\/p>\n<p>FIG also noted that its actions are aimed at \u201cpreserving the integrity of Gymnastics\u201d and at \u201cfighting against all forms of violence and of sports injustice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, FIG also noted that any Russians or Belarusians working as FIG officials would remain at their posts.<\/p>\n<p>As for Vasily Titov, the head of the Artistic Gymnastics Federation of Russia (FSGR), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/07\/sport\/ivan-kuliak-russian-gymnastics-ukraine-z-spt-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insisted<\/a> that Ivan did not want to \u201cmake a special demonstration,\u201d but that the FSGR \u201cwill support him in any case,\u201d CNN added.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian Gymnast Ivan Kuliak earned condemnation Sunday by wearing a \u201cZ\u201d on his uniform in apparent support of Vladimir Putin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. 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