Coach Tarasova called Olympic champion Duhamel a fool for her words about Valieva
Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova responded to Olympic figure skating champion, Canadian Megan Duhamel, who found malicious intent in the actions of Russian Kamila Valieva. Her words are quoted by Sport24.
The specialist called Duhamel a fool. “It’s not good to take it and just say it like that. Let Duhamel take care of himself. And she doesn’t need to keep an eye on our Valieva!” – said Tarasova.
Earlier on April 12, Duhamel questioned 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 suspended 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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