“We were offended, are offended and continue to be offended.” Pokrovskaya – about the CAS decision regarding Valieva

Head coach of the Russian synchronized swimming team Tatiana Pokrovskaya told that she was offended by the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to recognize the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva guilty of an anti-doping rule violation.

On Monday, the CAS decided to find Valieva guilty of violating anti-doping rules and disqualify her for 4 years from the date of the anti-doping test – December 25, 2021. The athlete should be stripped of all medals from this date, including gold at the 2022 Olympic Games in the team tournament and at the 2022 European Championships. The CAS decision can be appealed to the Swiss Federal Court within 30 days.

“We were offended, are offended and continue to be offended. ” It’s good that due to the conditions of disqualification, Valieva can participate in the 2026 Olympic Games. The main thing is to withstand all this mentally and physically. But the big downside is that they will probably medal in the team tournament. It’s sad, it’s a shame, but we are waiting for better times,” Pokrovskaya 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 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.