Figure skater Duhamel found malicious intent in the fact that Valieva took 50 drugs
Olympic figure skating champion, Canadian Megan Duhamel found malicious intent in the actions of Russian Kamila Valieva. Her words are quoted by Reuters.
The athlete wondered why Valieva took more than 50 different medications and supplements as a teenager. She emphasized that she herself only took iron, magnesium and calcium.
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.
Duhamel won one Olympic gold medal in pair skating and twice became world champion. She has repeatedly accused Russian figure skaters of doping. In April 2023, the Russian Foreign Ministry banned the athlete from entering the country.
Source: Lenta
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