“God protect you! There is still justice in this world.” Tarasova reacted to RUSADA’s decision on Valieva

Honored Coach of the USSR in Figure Skating Tatiana Tarasova told that she was satisfied with the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to recognize the figure skater’s innocence Kamila Valieva .

Earlier, RUSADA informed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that it had made a decision in the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. As stated in WADA’s statement, the court found that there was “no fault or negligence” in the Russian woman’s anti-doping rule violation, and that no sanction would be imposed on her.

– God protects you! There is still justice in this world. And there are honest people who made such a decision. And after? You have to be happy with everything. I hope now our guys will get gold medals, Tarasova 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 figure skater, who was 15 at the time of her positive doping test, is a protected person under WADA rules. In February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that medals for the team tournament would not be awarded until Valieva’s case was closed. The American team took second place in the competition, the Japanese won bronze.

WADA demanded a four-year ban from Valieva for an anti-doping rule violation and the voiding of her results shown in competitions on December 25, 2021, including the 2022 European Championships and the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing.