Sambo-70 president Renat Laishev called Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, whom the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified for four years, the best athlete in the world. “Soviet sport”.
“Kamila Valieva is the best athlete in the world! All sports and figure skating fans should not pay attention to this decision. We are the best and we will win,” said Laishev.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years, effective December 25, 2021. On this day, a sample was taken from the athlete, which was found to contain trimetazidine, a banned substance. It was learned that the test gave positive results after the victory of the Russian team in the team tournament at the 2022 Olympics held in Beijing, China.
On January 30, the ISU confirmed the new top three medals for the 2022 Olympics figure skating team tournament. After Valieva’s results were annulled, the Russian team fell from first place to third place, while gold went to the USA and silver went to Japan.
Previously at Valiev named one of the most talented figure skaters.