“To say that it is a victory… It’s a shame.” Lakernik – about the bronze medal of Russian figure skaters at the team tournament of the 2022 Games

Honorary Vice-President of the International Skating Union (ISU) Alexander Lakernik told that it was difficult for him to call the third place awarded to Russian figure skaters in the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games a victory.

In January, the International Skating Union (ISU) redistributed the tournament’s medals after Russian Kamila Valieva was disqualified for an anti-doping rule violation. The ISU annulled Valieva’s results and moved the Russian team from first to third place. The U.S. team took first place and Japan took second. Team Canada, which placed fourth, also took third place. On Friday, it was announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had rejected the Canadian side’s appeal and awarded the bronze medal to the Russian skaters.

– I don’t know if this is good news. You know the position of the Russian Figure Skating Federation. To say that this is a victory… It turns out to be a pity. I am not satisfied with this whole concept. The story leaves too many questions, “Lakernik told .

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