Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl, commenting on the transition to the honored coach of Russia’s squad Eteri Tutberidze said the specialist has nothing to do with the doping scandal surrounding the Olympic champion Kamila Valieva .
Previously, the media reported that Grassl started ongoing cooperation with Tutberidze.
“Sport is not politics. As for the incident with Valieva, I think the coach had nothing to do with it, – Rai quotes Grassl.
During the Beijing Olympics, it was announced that the banned drug trimetazidine had been found in the body of 16-year-old Valieva.
In January, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) informed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that the RUSADA Anti-Doping Disciplinary Commission had rendered a decision in the Valieva case. It was acknowledged that although the skater committed an anti-doping rule violation, there was “no fault or negligence on her part”. Valieva escaped penalties other than the cancellation of her results as of the December 25, 2021 sample date.
Source : MatchTV
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