Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be nominated for a state award. Dmitry Svishchev, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, announced this to Championship.com.
“Today we discussed this with the Minister of Sports. It is not yet known what kind of award it will be – all this will be decided in the presidential administration, ”said the deputy. Svishchev also noted that Valieva will be met at the airport with all honors, as an Olympic champion, she will be surrounded by attention and care.
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Earlier, Svishchev commented on the statements of the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach about Valieva and her coach Eteri Tutberidze. He urged Bach not to evaluate the actions of a specialist. “He is not a child psychologist, it is not his level to judge the emotions of the coach. Tutberidze reacted quite normally to Valieva’s hire in the free program, ”said Svishchev.
Valieva failed to keep the lead after the short program and took fourth place in the individual figure skater tournament at the Beijing Games. The figure skater was admitted to the competition after a doping scandal, a microdose of a banned substance was found in her sample. The Court of Arbitration for Sport sided with the Russian woman and allowed her to participate in the Games, which caused a negative reaction from the World Anti-Doping Agency and the IOC.
Source: Lenta
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