Russian figure skater Elizaveta Tuktamshiyeva expressed support for Olympic champion Kamila Valieva. The athlete turned to a colleague on Instagram.
“I don’t know what you are experiencing right now, but I understand how stressful it is. Hold on girl! Everything will be fine, ”Tuktamysheva wrote, posting a joint photo with Valieva.
On February 10, it became known that the Russian woman would not be suspended from performing at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. In addition, the Russian team, which won the team competition with the participation of Valieva, will not lose the gold award.
On February 9, it became known that Valiyeva, in case of disqualification, could be replaced by Tuktamyshev at the Olympics, who is the first substitute in the Russian team. Earlier on the same day, information appeared about the discovery of traces of the banned drug trimetazidine in a doping sample of a 15-year-old Russian woman.
Source: Lenta
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