“There may no longer be such talented singles skaters” – Elena Radionova about Valieva’s disqualification

Bronze medalist at the World Championships Elena Radionova told that the skater’s disqualification Kamila Valieva This seems unfair, so she wishes she had the strength to face this burden.

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.

“I think this punishment is very severe.” Absolutely hard. It’s simply impossible to kill the career of the most talented singles skater, it’s unfair. There may be no more such singles. He’s a real diamond on the ice. Of course I want to support her. It’s hard to find the words because I can’t imagine what it’s like for her to go through all this. I would like to wish her strength so that she can cope with this burden that falls on her,” Radionova told .

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.