Athletistic / Figure skating. Irina Rodnina, three-time Olympic figure skating champion, has spoken out on the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years. The athlete passed a positive doping test during the Russian Championship at the end of 2021.

Thus, the Russian team, which won first place in the team championship at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing (China), fell to third place. Valieva’s result was annulled and she herself was stripped of her medal.

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“Unfortunately, professional sport is cruel. Valieva had to face many challenges at such a young age. The punishment is as severe as possible, but one should not expect anything else. The CAS decision is a tragedy not only for Valieva, but also for the rest of the skaters of the Russian national team, who became and did not become Olympic champions in Beijing, ”quotes Rodnina RB Sport.


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