Athletistic / Figure skating. The director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Olivier Niggli, said the organization had a bad taste after the conclusion of the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. According to him, it is regrettable that WADA did not punish anyone in the athlete’s entourage.
“The taste of the Valieva affair is very unpleasant when we see that the choice was made to sacrifice a young athlete rather than to indicate who really helped her in her doping. However, WADA has no proof which could directly link his coach (Eteri Tutberidze – Rating Athletistic) with doping. It is very possible that a physiotherapist or doctor was involved,” Niggli was quoted as saying by the AP.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) published its decision in the Kamila Valieva case. The Russian athlete was disqualified for four years (the suspension is effective December 25, 2021). All his results from that date were canceled. For this reason, on January 30, the International Skating Union (ISU) revised the results of the team figure skating tournament at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: as a result, the Russian team, due to the disqualification of Valieva , went from first to third. place, and the American team was recognized as champions.
Source: Sport
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