“I agree 200% with this choice” – Zheleznyakov on the recognition of Valiyeva as the athlete of the year

Group choreographer Eteri Tutberidze Alexey Zheleznyakov, in a conversation with , said that he fully agrees with the figure skater’s first place Kamila Valieva in the VTsIOM poll for the title of the best athlete in Russia.

For the Beijing Olympic champion in figure skating, 7% of respondents voted. Second place went to the triple Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Alexander Bolshunov (5%), the third was a hockey player “Capitals of Washington” Alexander Ovechkin (four%).

– Of course, I 200% agree that the Russians recognized Kamila as the athlete of the year. The girl is just great, she always works and gives her best. She is constantly working on herself, and as a teacher, I cannot but agree with this choice, Zheleznyakov told .

Valieva at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian team won gold in team competitions. Before the personal tournament, it became known that the illegal drug trimetazidine was discovered during the figure skater’s doping test. The CAS allowed Valieva to participate in the individual competitions, where she finished fourth. The allocation of national teams following the results of the team tournament has not yet taken place.