In this case we cannot say that the athlete does not like her country or her nationality because until these war-related sanctions she always used the name of her country in addition to the fact that almost certainly the costs of going to the World Cup are borne by Russia therefore, it seems to me that the question that Russia never cared about its people do not apply here.
As far as I know, people who never identified with the regime ended up leaving the country, asking for refuge in other countries or even ending up having the nationality of that country and forgetting their Russian nationality.
Where again was the question of Russia doesn't care about its people? I don't remember asking any such question. In any case, Nationalism is Socialism. There is no difference between the Nationalization of the means of production or the Socialization of the means of production.
If you are assuming that all Russians of the private sector have something to do with the war somehow, and thus are in favor of the Collective running the show. You are seriously mistaken. Private Individuals pledge no allegiance to the Public Sector State Hierarchy.. I am an American.. I am also a Private Individual. I love my Country yes. But i have nothing at all to do with what the Hierarchy is doing, and i definitely hate Nationalism/Socialism. Our founding Fathers hated Democracy/Socialism as much as i hate it. That is why we were suppose to be a Constitutional Republic as Socialism was never suppose to have any place here. Until we were hijacked of course. Now what we have is a Socialist Uni-Party, or wings of the same Bird, bringing people a WWE show to their homes and everyone is falling for it.
However, back to the Athletes. The fact that this Athlete loves her Country, does not mean she supports the Public Sector State Hierarchy at all. That she represented her Country, does not mean she represents the Collective Running it. Nor that she likes them, nor even agrees with them.
I know you'd like to question her sincerity on the matter, but that really isn't our place. Even if she at one point did believe in the collective running her country to the ground. That doesn't automatically means she hasn't changed her mind. Questioning someones sincerity because she believed something yesterday she no longer believes today isn't valid as people can change their minds rather quick about things.
Now, about the other Athlete getting disqualified for using her own freedoms to refuse a hand shake is stupid. I believe rather than blaming the athletes, we should be blaming the Fascist Institution that chose to disqualify this athlete for exercising her freedom in not wanting to make contact with this other Athlete.