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Post by Admin on Jan 31, 2024 23:35:32 GMT
Eteri Tutberidze, the ``Iron Lady'' who coaches figure skater Kamila Valieva (17), who was suspended for four years for a doping violation, has maintained her innocence.
Valieva's skating at the age of 17
On the 29th of last month, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years from December 25, 2021, after she was found to be doping positive during the Beijing Olympics. Amid opposition from the Russian side, Coach Tutberidze, who is ``involved'' in the matter, expressed her opinion on her SNS.
"More than anyone else, I want to know what happened to Camila and how this drug got into her body," he said in a lengthy statement. All of them are clean and continue to be clean,'' insisting that she is ``innocent.''
Continuing, ``Two years later, the cause of this drug has not been investigated, and many questions remain.And we are only being criticized by people from various quarters.'' she complained.
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2024 15:07:25 GMT
Regarding the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)'s decision to suspend female figure skater Kamila Valieva (17) from Russia for four years, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said: ``We fully respect this decision,'' he said.
[Photo] ROC's Kamila Valieva falls during the women's free skate at the Beijing Olympics
Chairman Bach pointed out that doping issues require investigation and punishment not only of the athletes themselves, but also of those around them, including their coaches. ``Especially when athletes are minors, those around them are subject to more severe sanctions. We should,” he said.
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Post by Admin on Feb 7, 2024 22:42:55 GMT
It was discovered that Valieva tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine (TMZ) in a sample taken at the Russian Championship in December 2021. It had developed into a huge commotion. "Before the athlete (Valieva) left for St. Petersburg for the Russian National Championships, Mr. Solovyov (Valieva's grandfather) cooked a strawberry dessert," CAS said in the report. He continues like this.
"Mr. Solovyov believes that either he unintentionally dropped the drug into the dessert while cooking, or that he cooked it using the same cutting board he used to crush the drug, which caused the TMZ residue to get into the dessert. "The only evidence that the source of TMZ intake was strawberry desserts is Mr. Solovyov's assertion. There is no other evidence. Also, there is no evidence other than his claims that he was using TMZ at the time. do not have"
On January 29, CAS announced that all competition results of Valieva from December 25, 2021 onwards will be disqualified, and she will be suspended for four years from the same day.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2024 19:18:38 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 10, 2024 2:28:14 GMT
[Paris Current Affairs] The International Skating Union (ISU) announced on the 9th that it will not reconsider the results of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, which were changed in light of the doping violation of female figure skater Kamila Valieva (Russia).
ISU announced a change in ranking on January 30th after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) imposed a four-year suspension on Valieva. As for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), only the ranking points for the women's short program and free program in which Valieva participated were disqualified, and she was moved from first to third place. The Canadian federation, which did not change the rankings of athletes from other countries and remained in fourth place, expressed dissatisfaction.
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