“No single referee will vote in favor of Russia now” – Spartak coach Zhamnov about Valieva’s disqualification

Head coach of the Spartak hockey team Alexei Zhamnov, commenting on the disqualification of figure skater Kamila Valieva, said that at present no arbitration body would make a decision in favor of the Russia.

On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to find Valieva guilty of violating anti-doping rules and disqualify her for 4 years from the date of collection of the doping sample – December 25, 2021. The athlete should be stripped of all medals from that date, including gold at the 2022 Olympic Games in the team tournament and at the 2022 European Championships. The CAS decision may be challenged before the Swiss Federal Court in a period of 30 days.

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– What is the arbitration for us now? Let’s start with this. You can comment on anything. But from now on, no arbitration will vote in favor of Russia,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Zhamnov’s words.

Valieva at the Beijing Olympics helped the Russian team win gold in the team competition. Before the personal tournament, it became known that the banned drug trimetazidine was found in the doping sample 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.