“I support Kamila Valieva in every possible way” – gymnast Nagorny

President of the All-Russian Federation of Physical Sports, Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nikita Nagorny told that he supports the skater in every way possible Kamila Valieva .

Valieva attended the opening ceremony of the Future Games, which took place on Wednesday in Kazan.

— Did you manage to speak with Kamila Valieva yesterday?

– Certainly. We chatted before and after the opening ceremony. In every possible way I support Camila, the team that suffered from this situation, the whole team should have become Olympic champions, and now the bronze medal, and Canada already claims it.

—Would you accept bronze in this situation?

— This does not depend at all on the personal opinion of the athlete. A global situation. The entire sports community should support Kamila, the team that was deprived of the gold medal, Nagorny told .

At the end of January, the CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The 17-year-old Russian’s suspension period begins on December 25, 2021, and her results have been canceled since that date. The court’s decision led to a review of the results of the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympics, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze. Valieva is also deprived of gold at the 2022 European Championship.