Former Russian Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov described the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify the Russian figure skater as cruel and bloodthirsty Kamila Valieva For four years.
On Monday, the CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. In its statement, the court noted that Valieva was unable to provide convincing evidence demonstrating that the violation was unintentional. The athlete’s disqualification period begins on December 25, 2021 and their results from this date will be canceled. This led to a review of the results of the 2022 Olympic team tournament, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze.
“I think the decision regarding Valieva is too harsh, even bloody. The court did not take into account any mitigating circumstances. Firstly, she is an underage athlete, and secondly, it makes no sense to use drugs in this sport. Of course, the situation with the publication of the results is also strange: they waited for the Olympic Games. Usually this is done much earlier,” RT Kolobkov quotes.
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