"The change follows a complaint from Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee, which said it had raised concerns with the IOC over the Armenian pair of Karina Akopova and Nikita Rakhmanin's planned short program to Artsakh, a composition by musician Ara Gevorgyan, who was born Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Nagorno-Karabakh Artsakh is the Armenian name for the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region and was also used by the self-declared ethnic Armenian administration that controlled it for decades."
"Azerbaijani officials reject the term, saying it implies territorial claims over land internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan but contested over decades of conflict between the two countries. The committee said in a statement the use of the song would introduce political messaging into Olympic competition and risk violating Olympic Charter principles requiring political neutrality at the Games."
A dispute arose when Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee complained to the IOC about an Armenian pair planning a short program to Artsakh, a composition by Ara Gevorgyan. Azerbaijani officials said the term Artsakh implies territorial claims over internationally recognized Azerbaijani land and could introduce political messaging that violates Olympic Charter neutrality. The International Skating Union examined the matter with relevant stakeholders and reviewed it with all parties. The ISU amended the official music registry to identify the track as Music by Ara Gevorgyan rather than naming the composition itself.
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