Honored coach of the USSR in figure skating Tatyana Tarasova in an interview TASS He stated that Russia may lose the bronze medal following the results of the 2022 Olympic team tournament.
According to him, this can happen if the lawyers defending Kamila Valieva in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) defend the country’s interests.
“Can the Canadians win a bronze medal? “If we have the same defenders as Kamila Valieva, they can put us in last place,” Tarasova said.
On January 29, CAS disqualified Valieva for four years and voided the tournament results from December 25, 2021.
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.
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