Der Fall Lagno

All this was about the turmoil just before the Olympiad, when the names of the Russian women's team weren't submitted before the deadline. This way the Russians gained more time to arrange the transfer of Kateryna Lagno from the Ukrainian to their own federation. Lagno played board one for Russia, who won its third gold in a row.

Natalija Zhukova of Ukraine, who won the individual gold medal (board four), didn't mince words when asked about the situation. 

“Getting rid of the parasites is always painless. Well, love cannot be forced. If she doesn't want to play for Ukraine, why do we need such people? We didn't communicate at the Olympiad, she avoided it. Cleansing is always for the better.”