— Everyone is delighted with the gold medals. Americans consider their gold medals to be earned on the basis of sporting principles. They take the purity of sport and the Olympic movement very seriously, which is why for them gold is a matter of honor. Find someone who won’t accept gold.
— Valieva cannot be considered an Olympic champion?
“If only in the hearts of her fans,” Rodnina said in a conversation with a Sport24 correspondent
After Valieva’s disqualification and the annulment of her results, the Russian team fell from first to third place in the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympics. Gold went to the Americans, and silver to the Japanese.
- Tikhonov: “Valiyeva is responsible for the fact that she was disqualified for four years”
Source: Sport
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