Sports and clinical psychologist Maxim Kvasov called the doping scandal of figure skater Kamila Valieva, which turned from the acute phase to the classical phase, as the strongest stress for him and noted that athletes who could not cope with it could begin to realize themselves in a not too difficult time. pleasant areas. His words guide the way “Soviet sport”.
“This is not a painful injury that goes away, it is a story that lasts several years and will continue for about the same time. First of all, it is useful to look at what resources Camila has to cope with this stress. <…> It’s a completely different story if an athlete becomes addicted to drugs. “Of course, this is the most extreme case, a rare situation, but it does happen,” he said.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules due to the presence of a banned substance in her blood. The penalty period will be notified starting from December 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 the overall medals. Gold went to the US team and silver went to the Japanese team.
Valieva, among other things, lost the gold medals of the Russian Championship 2022 and the gold medal of the European Championship 2022, where a sample that gave a positive result for a banned drug was taken.
Previously Olga Buzova statedThat the Americans were vilely plotting against Valieva.