Former football player and coach of Moscow Spartak, Valery Gladilin, said in an interview with socialbites.ca that figure skater Kamila Valieva’s defense was not adequately made in the doping case heard at the Lausanne Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). ).
According to him, the 17-year-old athlete needs to be supported.
“It’s a difficult situation. A talented girl has suffered, of course it’s a shame for her. There are organizational shortcomings on both sides here. So there’s no way to blame her; the athlete can’t be blamed in any way for what happened. We need to support her in this situation, she has to endure “Everything will be fine with him,” said Gladilin.
On January 29, 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 begins in 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.
It has already become clear whether this is possible to reduce Valieva’s disqualification period.