Athletistic / Figure skating. The famous American journalist Philip Hersh spoke out about the disqualification of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. Earlier it became known that she was disqualified for four years for doping.

Hersh sympathized with the Russian figure skater.

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“In all this confusion, I didn’t say anything important. Valieva, who was 15 at the time of the incident, deserves sympathy. Unless, of course, she didn’t know she was being was giving a banned substance. In this case, his team should be investigated,” the journalist wrote on social media.

Recall that due to disqualification, Russian athletes were deprived of gold in the team championship of the Olympic Games in Beijing (China). The Russians now occupy 3rd place.


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