Athletistic / Figure skating. Honorary President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) Alexander Zhukov commented on the suspension of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. She was disqualified for four years due to an anti-doping rule violation.

The figure skater’s case was examined by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Due to the disqualification of the athlete, the Russian team lost its gold medals at the team championship of the 2022 Olympic Games. After recalculation of points, the Russian team moved from 1st to 3rd place .

“There are a lot of mysteries in this story. Starting with the fact that Kamila, of course, was the strongest athlete at that time. Together with Anya Shcherbakova, they were head and shoulders above all their rivals. From this point of view, the history of doping is incomprehensible.

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The second mystery in this case is that the sample was taken well before the Olympics. If it was known then that the test was positive, why was she allowed to compete?

Of course, the court’s verdict is as severe as possible. It also causes a big surprise,” quotes Zhukov in Match TV.


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