Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva did the right thing when she refused to answer a question from a US journalist about her invincibility after the short program of the 2022 Olympic team tournament. This was announced by Olympic champion Natalya Bestemyanova, RIA Novosti reports.
The athlete was asked if she considers herself invincible, but she refused to answer the question.
“She’s great for not answering this question. She wants to grow and develop. She must think that every step in her career is a step to the next height. As soon as she realizes that she has reached a height and no one will defeat her, then she has reached her ceiling. And she still has so far to go upstairs, ”said Bestemyanova.
For hire in the short program of the team tournament of the Beijing Games, the athlete received 90.18 points. She managed to break the record of compatriot Alina Zagitova. The figure skater’s performance helped the Russian team gain an advantage over the Americans after two competitive days of the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The Russians have 45 points, they are three points ahead of the US representatives.
Earlier it became known that the rental of Valieva caused applause from representatives of all teams, except for the Ukrainian one. According to Olympic speed skating champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova, this is due to instructions from Ukrainian sports officials. “They were instructed not to applaud, not to stand up and sit down, and they extinguish this human and professional emotion in themselves,” she explained.
Source: Lenta
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