Meldonium and sibutramine were found during doping controls on the 17-year-old athlete.
“The story of doping by Russian athletes has been going on for a long time. We have some of the strictest laws in this area, but they are practically not enforced and no one is punished. A corresponding law has been in force since 2016, but not a single person has been prosecuted. How many medals have we lost? And that’s not to mention the fact that we are not allowed to compete. The problem is not in tightening the law, but in its enforcement. At 17, what kind of career can we talk about? Don’t be ridiculous. He will simply stop participating in figure skating competitions. I haven’t even heard of such an athlete,” Rodnina said in an interview with SE.
Gorobchenko trains under Olympic champion Yulia Lipnitskaya at Plushenko’s Angels Academy.
- Rodnina supported Russians representing other countries at the Olympics
Source: Sport
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