Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva did not speak to the press after her failure in women's singles at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. It is reported by "R-Sport".
During the Olympics, 15-year-old Valieva became a participant in a doping scandal. Her test dated December 25, 2021 tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sought the removal of the figure skater, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowed the Russian woman to participate in the Games.
As a result, Valieva, who was in the lead after the short program, took fourth place, gaining a total of 224.09 points. The first and second places were taken by her compatriots Anna Shcherbakova (255.95) and Alexandra Trusova (251.73), respectively. The third was the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13).
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Commentator Andrey Zhurankov was one of the first to intercede for Valieva: “Sorry, but you, sports officials, broke a child. You destroyed the most talented figure skater in the world. A more talented child in figure skating has never been born. She is 15 years old, no one has ever passed.
Honored coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova believes that Valieva was broken before the start of her performance in the individual tournament at the Beijing Olympics. “How can you console Camila? She was killed, killed, killed. We saw it today,” R-Sport quotes Tarasova.
Two-time Olympic medalist, two-time world champion Irina Slutskaya reacted to Valieva’s fourth place as follows: “Tears are flowing. It’s impossible. If you say who the hero of the Olympics is, I’ll name Kamila. ships, to drag her everywhere. These big men who pursued her and threw hard words at the little girl's back. She was not like herself, and everyone understands this very well. It is impossible to go through what she went through. And still she fought, "I tried, they just broke her. Well, now you will finally get rid of her? Horror."
Two-time Olympic medalist in ice dancing Alexander Zhulin shared his opinion on the situation with the doping scandal around Valieva. “This is a tragedy! What they did is the destruction of a child and a person. I have never seen Camila so lost. They have to live with it. Congratulations to Shcherbakova on an amazing skate, Sasha Trusova on a fantastic skate! "all the excitement was superimposed on her. What they wanted, they did. The IOC and WADA destroyed and removed the biggest star of figure skating. This is to tears," Zhulin is quoted by the "Championship".
Maxim Kovtun, the silver medalist of the World and European Championships, is of the same opinion: “I can’t even be happy for Anya and Sasha, who skated amazingly today. Personally, what happened to Camila interrupts me in emotions. "She had such a performance even close. Valieva was broken by these courts - 100 percent. Now Kamila has no choice - she needs to rehabilitate herself at the World Championships and go to the next Olympic cycle."
The well-known Russian commentator Dmitry Guberniev also assessed the results of the free program for women in Beijing 2022: “I rejoice in the victory! But this sporting joy with tears in my eyes. Shcherbakova is incredible, fantastic Trusova. to keep the gold in the team competition. This is the cause and honor of the nation! Everything must be done."
Former Russian figure skater Katarina Gerboldt, who competed in both singles and pair skating, commented on Valieva’s performance: “What they fought for, they did. They achieved what they wanted. It will be difficult for Camila to survive this situation, but the sport is cruel. She needs to find strength in herself, I think both the team of Eteri Tutberidze and her family will help her with this."
The medalist of the Olympic Games, World and European Championships in pair skating Alexander Enbert called Valieva a heroine: “Camila will remain a hero for all of us. In any case, she overcame what no one could have imagined. Let's not forget that for all of us she is an Olympic champion in the team. Today it did not work out, a considerable share of failures - crumpled emotional preparation, a meeting. But Camila is a hero! ".
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