Figure skaters Valieva and Shcherbakova were included in the database of former athletes
Russian figure skaters Kamila Valieva and Anna Shcherbakova were removed from the Sports Around database as active athletes. Gazeta.Ru writes about this.
Shcherbakova did not announce the end of her professional career, but did not participate in the competitions of the 2023/24 season. At the end of 2022, she announced her recovery from injury and performance in ice shows.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of doping and disqualified the athlete. She cannot compete in tournaments until December 2025. She also cannot train at state skating rinks.
Earlier, Ilya Averbukh explained the motivation of doping skaters. According to the specialist, doping helps cope with psychological stress and improves endurance. “There is no doping that will teach you how to jump, but there is a doping that will help you not worry, not get tired in the third minute of the program and jump this jump,” said Averbukh.
Source: Lenta
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