Olympic speed skating champion and State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova reacted to information about doping by a Russian figure skater at the Beijing Olympics. Her words are reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda.
Zhurova called what is happening a psychological attack. “They see that it affects our guys, that they start to lose their temper, and after that there are no results,” she explained. The deputy noted that athletes should be ready for this.
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At the same time, Zhurova added that there is no need to panic because of the current situation. She suggested that the investigation is being dragged out due to testing of therapeutic exceptions in athletes.
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.
Source: Lenta
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