Three-time Olympic champion and now State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina refused to consider Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva a hero of the Beijing Olympics. She told the publication “Championship.com” about this.
“Those who call Kamila the main character of the Russian team at the Olympics are amazing. The hero is not the one that is talked about more, but the one who achieves the highest results, ”she said. According to Rodnina, skier Alexander Bolshunov deserves this title, having won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the Games.
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At the same time, Rodnina expressed her hope that Valieva would continue her career and show a good result. According to the deputy, the current situation is a disaster for both the athlete and figure skating and the Olympic team.
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 organizers refused to invite the Russian woman to demonstration performances.
Valieva became a participant in a doping scandal during the Beijing Olympics. Her test dated December 25, 2021 tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine. The World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee sought to remove the figure skater, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed Valieva to participate in the Games.
Source: Lenta
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