Coach Alexander Zhulin considers Eteri Tutberidze’s ward Adelia Petrosyan to be the most talented. stated that Sports24.
“Perhaps if Kamila Valieva is disqualified, Adelia Petrosyan will become the leader in the women’s category. However, no one elevates Adelia to the position of leader of Eteri Tutberidze’s group. She trains and jumps very well on her own. Adelia is a truly talented person,” said Zhulin.
Valieva finished third at the Russian Championships. In the free program, a figure skater fell out of a quad sheepskin coat. Another student of Eteri Tutberidze, Adelia Petrosyan, won. Second place was taken by Sofya Muravyova (student of Evgeni Plushenko).
A scandal broke out around Valieva at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The day after the Russian team and the figure skater won the team tournament, it was learned that traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the doping test of student Eteri Tutberidze.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will announce its decision on Kamila Valieva’s doping case on January 29, 2024.
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