Rodnina: “Agitating with calls is no use. The CAS and the ISU will not modify the decision”

Three-time Olympic champion, deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Irina Rodnina considers it unnecessary to appeal the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) on the redistribution of medals from the team figure skating tournament of the 2022 Olympic Games to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The CAS on Monday registered four appeals against the ISU decision regarding the redistribution of medals for the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympics: from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), from the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR ), Russian figure skaters, as well as the Canadian Figure Skating Federation

– There is no point in appealing. The CAS and the ISU will not change their decision. We must move forward and draw conclusions. But we cannot find happiness in these organizations,” Rodnina told RB Sport.

At the end of January, the CAS suspended Kamila 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 athlete’s sample contained banned trimetazidine.

The CAS decision led to a review of the results of the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Games, in which the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze. The Canadians took fourth place.

RB Sport