He met with the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) expression He stated that the impartiality of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cannot be trusted following the disqualification decision of figure skater Kamila Valieva.
“Of course, it can be believed that the circumstances were a coincidence, as the test results were made public immediately after the end of the tournament for the victorious figure skating team for Russia. As if by pure coincidence, the ISU will make the decision to certify Olympic tournament medals on February 7, the tenth day of the Games in Sochi. “In fact, war has been declared on Russian sports, and as we see, everything is fine.”
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified Valieva for four years from December 25, 2021 – on this day of the year, trimetazidine, a banned substance, was found in the athlete’s sample taken at the Russian Championships. The fact that the test gave a positive result became clear at the 2022 Olympics after Russia’s victory in the team tournament.
At the same time, CAS allowed Valieva to participate in the individual tournament, with the condition that the award ceremony would not take place if the skater won a medal. Valieva took the lead after the short program, but made a number of serious mistakes in the free skate, which ultimately allowed her to take fourth place.
The fate of the Olympic team’s tournament medals will be decided by the International Skating Union Council (ISU) at the meeting to be held on February 7. If the Russian team is deprived of gold, it will go to the USA, Japan will receive silver, and Canada will receive bronze.
Valieva case at the heads of the State Duma named Special operation against Russia.