“I wish Valieva to emerge victorious from all difficulties in the New Year” – Tarasova

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova wished the Olympic figure skating champion Kamila Valieva in 2024 to face all the difficulties.

— What do I wish Valieva for the New Year? Patience and strength. This unique athlete has had enough challenges on her shoulders. I wish Valieva to emerge victorious from all difficulties in the New Year,” Tarasova said, as quoted by RB Sport.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Valieva helped the Russian team win gold in the team competition. Before the personal tournament, it became known that the banned drug trimetazidine was found during the doping test of the figure skater of the Russian championship. The CAS admitted the Russian to the individual competitions of the Games, where she took fourth place. The award ceremony for the Olympic medalists in the team tournament has not yet taken place.

In January this year, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency’s Anti-Doping Disciplinary Committee (DAK RUSADA) ruled that although Valieva had committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no fault or negligence.” The athlete avoided sanctions, except for the cancellation of his results on the date of sample collection – December 25, 2021. Subsequently, RUSADA, the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) filed appeals to CAS, which were consolidated into one proceeding. The first CAS hearings took place from September 26 to 28, after which the court decided to resume them on November 9 and 10 due to the need to prepare additional documents.

RB Sport