“For me, there is no medal like bronze. Dad told me that they even shot for second place” – Tarasova

Honored Coach of the USSR Tatiana Tarasova commenting on the possible loss of the Beijing Olympic bronze medal in the team figure skating competition, told that such a medal did not exist for her.

In late January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified Russian Kamila Valieva for four years for an anti-doping rule violation. The 17-year-old Russian’s ineligibility period begins on December 25, 2021, and her results have been void since that date. The court’s decision led to a review of the results of the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second, and the Russians will receive bronze. The Canadian team took fourth place in the tournament, the Canadians have appealed the results of the review. As CAS told , the review of the appeal by the Canadian Figure Skating Federation will take place on July 22.

— If it turns out that Canada receives these bronze medals, will you consider their rewards fair?

— Honestly, I don’t think about it at all. We had gold, we earned it through honest work. But they found something at Valieva, and we don’t talk about our gold anymore. No one questions whether it’s fair or not. We lost the gold, we sit and talk about the bronze. For me, such a medal does not exist at all. In our family it is not customary to talk about it. Dad said second place gets you fired. At that time, there were professionals getting kicked out for second place. And now there’s no one there and they’re doing nothing. It’s not you and I who should do this, we can only shake the air. Overall, no one needs our opinion because we don’t know the rules. But the Canadians want to take away the bronze from us. Apparently they know the rules. Why do we know nothing and do nothing? Where are we? “In the ass,” Tarasova told .

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