Dmitry Svishchev, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports, said Canada has little chance of objecting to the medal distribution in the 2022 Winter Olympics team figure skating tournament following the disqualification of Russia’s Kamila Valieva. His words guide the way concretemobile.
“The most important thing for us is not to relax. We lose a lot because of our indecision. If a risk arises, you must be prepared to appeal the decision. There is no justice in the world and the Canadians are trying to take advantage of this. They want to quietly steal medals! Russia should not sit back and watch,” said Svishchev.
Initially, team medals were distributed as follows: Russia won gold, the USA won silver, Japan won bronze, and Canada finished fourth. After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for anti-doping rule violations, the International Skating Union (ISU) reviewed the results of the team competition and awarded Russia a bronze award due to the disqualification of the athlete’s results.
On February 7, the ISU released a statement saying that the decision to redistribute team tournament medals was made based on a comprehensive evaluation by legal experts and was consistent with the decision made by the CAS panel. With this decision, the Canadian side He did not acceptThe country’s Olympic Committee is considering the option of appealing together with the Federation.
Previously Russian coach offered Give the Games medals to Canada because of the Valieva case.