“Valieva understands how doping can penetrate the body” – Fetisov

Double Olympic hockey champion Vyacheslav Fetisov declared that the skater Kamila Valieva There is an understanding of the situation of doping entering the body.

On Monday, the CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The court release noted that the skater was unable to provide convincing evidence that the violation was unintentional. The disqualification period begins on December 25, 2021. On Wednesday, coach Eteri Tutberidze released a statement on social media in which she questioned the competence of lawyers representing Valieva’s interests at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

– I am really sorry. I met Kamila from the Olympics, it wasn’t quite the right decision to come back not as a team, but alone. I remember her eyes, the girl who suffered for nothing. Years later, it strikes again. We must do everything to support it. It should be in public, among people, and not hidden. Do everything so that she doesn’t feel guilty.

They probably didn’t come up with arguments right away when all this happened. There is a chance to fight, there are points of appeal. The 15-year-old girl is not responsible for what happened during the preparation. She understands how this could have happened.

— There was talk that the NHL would discuss the possible participation of league players in the Olympics. The FHR said this could provide impetus for the return of the Russians. Do you think it’s real?

— I don’t know what FHR thinks about it. But what do the NHL’s decision and that of the IOC have to do with it? Although the NHL or someone there influenced the return of Israeli athletes to international tournaments. I’m thinking more about the decisions that will be made at the end of the current situation, about the tool that will be used. I wonder how this will all work out. As they say, to the madness of the brave (we sing a song), reports Fetisov’s words.