Rodnina refused to consider the disqualified Valieva an Olympic champion
Three-time Olympic champion and now State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina spoke about the status of the Olympic champion of figure skater Kamila Valieva, disqualified for doping. Her words are quoted by Sport24.
Rodnina refused to consider Valieva an Olympic champion. “If only in the hearts of her fans,” she noted.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years. The period of suspension starts on December 25, 2021. The athlete was deprived of gold for winning the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the Russian team. In addition, she was left without the title of champion of Russia and Europe.
The doping scandal surrounding Valieva unfolded at the 2022 Olympic Games. Traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021.
Source: Lenta
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