Tutberidze spoke about working with Valieva against the backdrop of an investigation into the doping case

Honored coach of Russia Eteri Tutberidze spoke about working with figure skater Kamila Valieva against the backdrop of an investigation into the doping case at the 2022 Olympics. Her words are reported by TASS.

Tutberidze said that it was incredibly difficult for the athlete in the 2022/2023 season. “None of us knows what will happen next. Maybe it will be even harder. But we were able to keep it at the proper level, we kept the elements of ultra-c (elements of increased complexity – approx. “Tapes. RU”“), – said the expert.

On January 13, the disciplinary committee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, which is an independent body from the main organization, informed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that Valieva did not violate the anti-doping rules. At the same time, the skater was deprived of the gold of the Russian Championship-2022. Later, the International Skating Union and WADA filed appeals with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), calling for the athlete to be disqualified and her results annulled.

At the 2022 Olympics, Valieva won gold in the team competition, but the Russian team was not awarded due to a doping scandal with her participation. In the sample of the skater from December 2021, traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found. At the same time, CAS allowed her to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place.