Athletistic / Figure skating. One of the leading Russian figure skaters of the previous Olympic cycle was Kamila Valieva. However, at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, it became known that at the Russian Championship in St. Petersburg, Kamila Valieva passed a positive doping test.

The debates on this issue continued for a long time. Everything was finally decided in January 2024. The CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) found Kamila Valieva guilty of violating anti-doping rules and disqualified her for four years, starting in December 2021. She also lost the titles of Russian champion and European champion.

However, Kamila Valieva can participate in various ice shows. She performs in Tatyana Navka’s show within the show. A video leaked online showing Kamila Valieva performing a double axel during a rehearsal.

Foreigners reacted to Kamila Valieva’s successes. They posted their comments on the Reddit forum in English. The translation was made by the Inoprosport.ru portal.

Gaimzredy:
“She’s so happy to be on the ice.” Eteri, when I catch you, you can kiss your tumbleweed wig goodbye.

Rare_Reception_6166:
“I don’t think she was seriously injured, was she?” At least, not as seriously as they’re known. If she takes the time to relearn technique and stop practicing quads and even triple Axels, she has a chance to revive her career. Although I doubt she’d want to after everything she’s been through.

Rowaloka:
– Good girl! She seems incredibly happy to be back on the ice.

0pal23:
“She looks so happy and healthy lately, it’s nice to watch.” And still so grown up. Is there anyone here waiting to see how she goes through her redemption?

Cheyyrr:
– I like how the rippon (two arms raised while jumping) goes with this axel; I always thought it didn’t look great on his triple axel, but it looks cool here.

RoutineSpirituelle8917:
“I’m still angry because she had such undeniable talent that it was wasted by her team’s decision… She’s clearly still training somewhere.” It will be interesting to see if she comes back in two years. Let me be clear: I’m not against her disqualification, I just feel sorry for the kid.

alternate edge7:
“It also infuriates me so much that the only one being punished is a teenager.” All she wanted to do was skate, and her coaches took it away to save themselves.

violetprin6 :
– Seriously – out of all the skaters, she’s my favorite to watch, and I’m so sad that I won’t see the long career she should have had (maybe she still could?) under circumstances where her talent wasn’t compromised. Especially when so much of her skills are tied to the artistic side! It’s infinitely more disappointing to lose her as a figure skater than if it happened to one of Eteri’s mediocre teenagers with a short career, who aren’t very good at art, but only succeed because of all their quads.



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