Athletistic/Figure skating. Alexander Tikhonov, four-time Olympic champion in biathlon, believes that the situation of disqualification for four years of figure skater Kamila Valieva for violation of anti-doping rules is to blame for the athlete herself and those around her.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for anti-doping rule violations, with the suspension starting on December 25, 2021.

“When will we learn to face the truth? This is, of course, a biased attitude towards us, taking into account the entire political situation against Russia. But tell me, how did this medicine get into Valieva’s body? Please note: there have been more than 30 similar cases in biathlon. And even before all the sanctions, we were expelled from the International Biathlon Federation for so much doping. Tell me, who is to blame and was anyone punished for this? No, only the athletes were injured. And I told the athletes: get rid of your doctors and everyone around you who suggests this. In the case of Kamila Valieva, both the athlete herself and those around her are responsible.

Starting with the coach and all the people present nearby. There is no corresponding law in the State Duma, which has a sufficient number of Olympic champions. Yes, the anti-doping law was passed, but there are no results. Who exactly is being punished? It should be like the Italians: if they are arrested, five years in prison. And in Italy, there is now not a single case of doping. The severity of the law testifies to his philanthropy. Don’t give a reason and everything will be fine. Don’t look for blame, we ourselves are responsible for everything. If nothing had been found on Valieva, we would have been the winners of the Olympic Games.

Even before 2010, I repeatedly expressed my point of view at the meetings of the executive committee of the presidium of the Ministry of Sports, saying that we were on the verge of shame when it came to doping. From the podium of the Russian Olympic Committee, I said that we had only one step left and that we would disgrace ourselves in front of the whole world. Let’s pay attention to this. They answered me that Tikhonov was driving a snowstorm. And the blizzard started a long time ago,” RIA Novosti reports, according to Tikhonov’s words.

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