American figure skater Madison Hubbell, who won the gold medal with her partner Zachary Donohue in the 2022 Olympic Games team tournament after the disqualification of Russian athlete Kamila Valieva, said that she was very surprised by the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (CAS). His words lead the way Time.
“I was pleasantly surprised that he was not given special treatment just because of his age, but was treated the same as any other athlete. “I feel like my faith in the system has been re-established,” he said.
CAS’s decision to ban the athlete for four years, effective from December 2021, was announced on January 29.
As part of the Russian national team at the 2022 Olympic Games, Valieva took first place in the team tournament and fourth in the individual championship. After his disqualification, the International Skating Union (ISU) awarded the Russians third place, without depriving Russia of the overall medals. Gold went to the US team and silver went to the Japanese team.
Student Eteri Tutberidze lost the gold medal at the Russian Championships 2022 and the gold medal at the European Championships 2022, where, among other things, a sample was taken that gave a positive result for a banned drug.
Previously choreographer Daniil Gleikhengauz statedHe said Tutberidze’s headquarters never used doping.