“We didn’t win bronze alone in the team figure skating tournament at the Olympics. It was awarded to Russia by the ISU” – Tarasova on the appeal of Canadians

The Canadian Figure Skating Federation (Skate Canada) can do whatever it wants to try for a bronze medal in the 2022 Olympic team tournament, but it’s the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) to award this medal to the Russian team. , the honored coach of the USSR told Tatyana Tarasova .

Skate Canada announced Friday that it will appeal the ISU’s decision regarding the redistribution of medals for the team event at the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games.

“They can do whatever they want, they won’t ask us for advice.” We didn’t take the bronze medal for ourselves, we received it and rewarded it. And that’s exactly what the ISU decided. So let’s let the court consider (their appeal), Tarasova told .

At the end of January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva four years for anti-doping rule violations. Valieva’s withdrawal led to a review of the results of the 2022 Olympics team tournament, where the athlete helped the Russian team win. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze. Team Canada remained fourth.

The ISU later announced that the decision regarding the team tournament was based on a comprehensive expert evaluation and was fully in line with the CAS verdict. Canada’s National Olympic Committee (NOC) has since said it is working with Skate Canada to explore the possibility of appealing the ISU’s decision regarding the results of the Olympic team tournament.