“Let’s wait for other decisions. And then we’ll see if our guys will get Olympic medals in 2022.” Rodnina – about the Valieva case

Three-time Olympic champion Irina Rodnina commenting on WADA’s statement on the figure skater’s case Kamila Valieva told that it is too early to know if the Russian team will receive the gold medals from the Beijing Olympics.

On Friday, WADA reported that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) informed it that it had issued a decision in the Valieva case. As stated in the statement, RUSADA concluded that the athlete committed an anti-doping rule violation, but that there was “no fault or negligence” in this regard.

– Good news. We all said that in the situation Valieva found herself in, she was not guilty. And if there were complaints about the doping test, it is the responsibility of the coach, the doctor and the parents. Let’s wait for other decisions. And then we’ll see if our guys will get Olympic medals.

It seems to me that Camila is under pressure not only because illegal drugs were found in her body, but also that the fate of the team medals depends on the decision. When the medal is yours, that’s one thing, but when it’s the whole team, it’s completely different. The pressure is ten times greater,” Rodnina 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.