Shvetsky believes that the court’s decision to satisfy his claim against Seppelt will facilitate the proceedings in the Valieva case

Former Russian figure skating team doctor Philipp Shvetsky told that the court’s decision regarding his trial against German journalist Hajo Seppelt could help in the proceedings in the Russian figure skater’s case. Kamila Valieva .

On Wednesday, the Nikulinsky District Court of Moscow upheld Shvetsky’s claim against Seppelt for the protection of honor, dignity and business reputation. The court also ordered Seppelt to officially refute information he had previously disseminated regarding Shvetsky.

The trial was registered on July 26, it is related to a film by a German journalist about the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva and Shvetsky’s possible connection with this case. Seppelt also claimed the doctor was involved in the scandal over the disqualification of six Russian rowers before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

— According to the law, a court decision can be appealed within one month of the court decision. If Seppelt does not appeal, the decision will come into force. The decision was made in absentia, for me it is already final. For my part, I proved that I was right.

— Given the results, do you not expect any compensation?

— No, at the beginning we announced the amount to start the business, so that there would be interest. Then they reduced it to the ruble, the main motive was to prove the inaccuracy of the conclusions and speculations disseminated by Seppelt in the affirmative. This has been refuted, and I think this will be one of the parts that will help understand Kamila Valieva’s case. This is my conclusion.

— How did this story affect you, did you change afterward?

— Any situation you have to face is an experience. There is a saying: the more we are beaten, the stronger we become. Once such a situation arises, it means that we must perceive it and turn it in our favor. I know I didn’t make a mistake at any point. It’s good that we managed to change the situation in this way, even after a long time,” Shvetsky told .

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.

Following the investigation, 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 CAS hearings concluded in mid-November. A final decision is expected by the end of January 2024.