Bestemyanova considered it logical to deprive Valieva of the scholarship of the President of Russia
Olympic champion in ice dancing Natalya Bestemyanova appreciated the deprivation of figure skater Kamila Valieva of a scholarship from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Her words are quoted by Sport24.
Bestemyanova considered the decision logical, recalling that the scholarship is paid to Olympic champions, but Valieva’s medal was taken away. “Whether officials should have met Valieva halfway or not, it’s better to ask pensioners who receive crumbs about this. Whether it’s necessary or not,” she added.
On March 25, it became known that Valieva stopped receiving the presidential scholarship. The payment for Olympic champions is 52 thousand rubles per month.
In January 2024, Valieva was disqualified for four years for violating anti-doping rules. Traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021. As a result, Valieva was stripped of her gold for winning the team tournament at the 2022 Olympics, as well as her Russian and European champion titles.
Source: Lenta
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