Athletistic/Figure Skating. Four-time Olympic biathlon champion Alexander Tikhonov, in an interview with RB Sport, commented on the investigation into Valieva’s doping case.

Gleikhengauz was intrigued by the announcement of Valieva’s new program. A PHOTO

“We like to try to say that in our country there is not and there has been no doping, and all scandals are a political order. How long can you sit and lie saying that “We’re not responsible for anything? No one will protect. And then everyone else will scatter when they see it.”

The poor girl has already been transferred to a registered test group, forced to report her whereabouts every day. It is the most serious trauma for a child. I would require our sports leaders to report where they are and what they are doing, not to Valieva. Until we correct ourselves and appoint responsible people to leadership positions, and not scoundrels, this will continue with us forever.

We are to blame for everything, there is no one else to blame here. Do we inject ourselves and punish others? Because of the stupidity of the leaders, the young sportsmen suffer, the sport collapses. And no one punishes leaders for this. Mutko should have been kicked out immediately after the Sochi Olympics so he wouldn’t show up anywhere, but he opted for a promotion anyway. Horror.

The richest and strongest country, and we march in sixes. If the country does not protect Valiyeva, her right to decide to leave Russia and play for another team,” Tikhonov said.

Kamila Valieva found herself in a scandalous situation at the Tokyo Olympics. After the end of the team competition, in which the skater participated and helped the Russian team win a gold medal, she was accused of doping. Valieva’s doping test, which was carried out in December 2021 during the Russian championship, turned out to be positive. Trimetazidine was found in it, which improves the blood circulation and endurance of athletes, allowing them to perform a greater volume of training. The Russian woman’s subsequent doping tests came back negative. Valieva received a gold medal and was admitted to the individual competition, but failed the free program and was left without a medal. Anna Shcherbakova became the champion.

Valieva showed some cool gifts from Asian fans that cheered her up. A PHOTO