President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach said he was shocked by the cold meeting of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva by coach Eteri Tutberidze after a free program at the Beijing Olympics.
“I saw how coldly the coaches greeted her from the ice. They did not create comfort for her, they spoke to her very coldly. It just shocked me, it was some kind of disconnection gesture. For me, this is a strong impression. I don’t understand how you can be so cold towards this girl, ”RIA Novosti quotes Bach as saying at a press conference.
"Cold Tutberidze struck." How Valieva was “killed” at the Olympics Olympics 2022 “Then I saw how they treated Trusova after the performance, all this is also wrong. All this does not at all give me confidence in Camila's entourage. Neither in relation to what has already happened, nor in relation to the future of the athlete, ”he added.
However, Bach agreed that the IOC did not want Valieva to participate in the Olympics after the news that she passed a positive doping test. “We went to court because we didn’t want Valieva to participate [in the Olympics]. And we lost the court,” he said.
Valieva was the leader of the Olympics after the short program in the individual competition. But in the free program she made two falls and eventually took fourth place (224.09). Russian Anna Shcherbakova (255.95 points) became the champion in women's single skating, her compatriot Alexandra Trusova (251.73) became the second (251.73), the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13) became the third.
Bach said Valieva was under "incredible stress" Olympics 2022 Valieva won the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics. After the end of the competition, it became known that a banned substance was found in the doping test, which was taken from Valieva back in December. She has not yet pleaded guilty to an anti-doping rule violation. Valieva had to seek admission to the individual Olympic tournament for women through sports arbitration.
The IOC eventually canceled the awards ceremony following the results of the team tournament, and also announced that if Valieva gets into the winners of individual competitions, medalso not be awarded.
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