Russia (bbabo.net), - President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic champion in 1976 in the team tournament in foil fencing Thomas Bach commented on the entry of Kamila Valieva at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.

- You already know the details of Valieva's story, there is no need to retell them. But I was alarmed and shocked when I saw her performance in the free program on television,” Bach said at a press conference. She's faced so much pressure it's unbelievable. I myself was an athlete and competed at the Games, I know what pressure is. But this pressure is beyond my understanding, and Valieva is only fifteen years old. And how she fought, no matter what, how she tried to pull herself together, tried to finish the performance. Her body language said that she was incredibly difficult mentally. Probably, she would like to leave the ice, forget this story, but she fought to the end and finished her performance.

Recall that Kamila Valieva, who became the Olympic champion of the team tournament as part of the Russian national team, took fourth place in the individual singles competition at the Olympics. Gold was won by Anna Shcherbakova, silver - Alexandra Trusova.

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