Honored Coach of the USSR Tatyana Tarasova reacted harshly to Yana Rudkovskaya’s words in her comment to Sport24. accused Eteri Tutberidze is arrogant.
“Who is Yana Rudkovskaya to discuss Eteri Tutberidze? That’s just the wife of Zhenya Plushenko. There’s no need to ask me about him! We need to ask questions about Rudkovskaya’s post to those who constantly publish about her in the media,” Tarasova said.
Rudkovskaya condemned on her Telegram channel a comment Specifically about Valieva’s conviction, Tutberidze stated that the coach’s entire position was “filled with arrogance.”
The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to ban Valieva for four years, starting 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 medals overall. Gold went to the US team and silver went to the Japanese team.
Previously I suspected Tutberidze’s words about Valieva’s defense.