Zheleznyakov: “The appeals are humiliating for us. The match is not against Valieva, but against the country as a whole.”

Choreographer Alexei Zheleznyakov told that in the modern world there is no point in Russian representatives turning to European courts.

On Wednesday, we learned that the Swiss Federal Court had rejected an appeal against the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of disqualification. Valieva . At the end of January 2024, the CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules.

— Appealing to European courts is a useless figure. I don’t see the point, because the game is one-sided. And she is no longer against Kamila Valieva, but against the country as a whole. Of course, you always have to fight until the end. But here everything is so obvious that it is already humiliating.

Our daughter must be supported by the whole country and have all the preferences and willingness to act, regardless of all prohibitions. It’s hard for Camila because her past is turned upside down. In theory, we should forget all this like a bad dream and move forward and feel the support of the state and the people. She’ll be fine. And these calls are humiliating for us! — Zheleznyakov told .

The 18-year-old Russian’s suspension period begins on December 25, 2021, and her results have been canceled since that date.

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