Alexander Enbert, silver medalist in figure skating in the team competitions of the 2018 Olympics, spoke about the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) to deprive Russia of the gold team at the 2022 Olympic Games due to the disqualification of Kamila Valieva and instead award bronze medals to Russian athletes . In a statement to socialbites.ca, Enbert stated that the situation could have been worse, but the decision was still offensive.
“The rules of the team tournament in figure skating are not as established as in other team competitions such as football or hockey. Decisions could have been different, and I think, given the context of what happened, it is not the worst decision that could have been expected for our team to remain with Olympic medals. But of course it’s a shame, our guys were the best at these Olympics. “It’s a shame that such decisions are made,” Enbert said.
On January 30, 2024, the ISU took the gold medal from Russia in the 2022 Olympic Games team tournament after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva guilty of doping the previous day. banned him for four years.
After the redistribution of the ranks, the gold medal went to the US skaters. Representatives from Japan received silver awards. ISU awarded the Russian team a bronze medal.
Previous decision in the Valieva case named A decision that will please ISU and WADA.