Chusovitina represented the Soviet Union at her first world championships in 1991, and the Unified Team at the Barcelona Olympics in 1992. She also competed for Germany as a way to thank the country for the medical treatment her son received there when he had childhood leukemia. She now competes for Uzbekistan.
The investigation will examine "whether all precautions against the spread of COVID-19 before, during and after the charter flight have been complied with," according to a news release. The Czech News Agency reported that not all passengers on the flight wore masks for the duration of the trip and several Czech outlets report that Vlastimil Voráček, an orthopedist with the delegation who is unvaccinated, was the first person who tested positive upon arrival.