The Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKR) has responded to the questionable doping test of the Russian champion of the 2022 Olympic Games in the team tournament. Press attache of the organization Olga Yermolina quotes RIA Novosti.
Yermolina said that the federation has not yet commented on the current situation. She stressed that the organization does not have additional information and only knows what everyone knows about the postponement of the awards ceremony.
Earlier on February 9, Inside the Games reported that a Russian athlete who competed in a team tournament in Beijing had passed a dubious test before the Games. In this regard, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held legal consultations with the International Skating Union (ISU) and postponed the awards ceremony.
On February 7, Russian figure skaters won the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics. As part of the Russians, the winners were Kamila Valieva, Mark Kondratyuk, Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov, as well as Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov. The US team won silver, the Japanese team won bronze.
Domestic athletes compete under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). The tricolor and the national anthem were banned due to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions.
Source: Lenta
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