The road is open. Less than a week after the decision of the IOC Executive Board to authorize Russian and Belarusian athletes under neutral status at the Paris 2024 Games, the agency TASS announces the participation of a Russian team in an international rhythmic gymnastics competition. The 2023 edition of Sky Grace, organized from December 15 to 17 in Beijing, will bring together gymnasts from 19 nations, including Australia, Germany, India, Italy and Serbia. Among them, a Russian delegation. The Sky Grace international tournament has been organized since 2021. Its first two editions were held in Moscow then in Sochi. The competition is taking place outside Russia for the first time this year. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, Russian gymnasts won two silver medals, individually and in the team event, under the colors of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC).

