Honored coach of Russia Tatyana Tarasova commented on the information about the questionable doping test of a Russian figure skater at the Beijing Olympics. Her words are quoted by TASS.
Tarasova said she did not believe in Russian doping. “This can’t be! They can nod at us, but we are all clean, ”she emphasized.
Earlier, the Russian Figure Skating Federation reacted to the dubious doping test of the Russian champion of the 2022 Olympic Games in the team tournament. Press attache Olga Yermolina stressed that the organization does not have additional information and only knows what everyone knows about the postponement of the awards ceremony.
On February 9, Inside the Games reported that the Russian figure skater, who competed in the team tournament in Beijing, 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. The champions 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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