Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yong Ah from South Korea reacted negatively to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow Russian Kamila Valieva to compete in the individual tournament at the Beijing Games. She wrote about it on Instagram.
“An athlete who has committed an anti-doping rule violation cannot compete. This principle must be respected without exception. The efforts and dreams of all the members are equally valuable,” wrote Kim Young Ah.
The point in Valieva's case has not been put. What is important to know about the CAS decision Olympics 2022 Kim Young Ah is the 2010 Olympic champion, silver medalist of the 2014 Games in women's single skating.
Valieva as part of the Russian team won the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics. But after the end of the competition, it became known that a banned substance was found in her doping test, taken back in December last year. Valieva had to seek admission to the personal tournament in Beijing through the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Individual competitions in women's single skating will be held on February 15 and 17. From Russia, in addition to Valieva, Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova will perform in them.
Valieva is the main favorite of the individual tournament at the Olympics. Fonbet accepts bets on her victory with a coefficient of 1.20; that she does not take first place - 4.00. You can bet on Trusova's victory with a coefficient of 5.50, Shcherbakova - 6.00.
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