Honored Coach of Russia Alexander Zhulin responded to the decision of the Canadian Figure Skating Federation (Skate Canada) to object to the redistribution of medals in the team tournament of the Olympic Games in Beijing. His words are quoted “Match TV”.
“This doesn’t surprise me. Dirt comes from everywhere. Of course, it wouldn’t be a problem if there were no Russians. Then they would have won third place. “In my opinion, we won the first place without a doubt,” said Zhulin.
According to the results of the team tournament, the Russian team took first place, the USA took silver and Japan took bronze. The Canadians are in fourth place.
After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Russian Kamila Valieva guilty of doping and banned her for four years (the skater will not be able to compete until December 2025), the results of the team tournament were reviewed by the International Skating Union (ISU). Russia won the bronze prize, the Japanese won the silver medal, and the Americans were recognized as the winners of the competition.
Previously figure skater reported Due to lack of motivation in tournaments in Russia.