Tarasova about expectations in the Valieva case: “I am terribly worried about Kamila”

Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova told that she was very worried about the outcome of the Russian figure skater’s case Kamila Valieva .

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is expected to rule on Valieva’s doping case on Monday January 29.

“I am terribly worried about Kamila, I hope this whole story comes to an end, so that the immense hatred that is now falling on our country does not fall on the innocent young girl.” This is what I want most.

— What do you think, if the decision is not in favor of Kamila, will Russia support her or criticize her?

“Well, of course, in Russia they will support her,” Tarasova told .

Valieva at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing 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 allowed the Russian to participate in the individual competitions at the Games, where she finished fourth. The award ceremony for the winners of the team tournament has not yet taken place.

In January 2023, the anti-doping disciplinary committee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (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) appealed to the CAS. Last November, the CAS concluded hearings in the case of 17-year-old Valieva.