Russian figure skater Alexander Gallyamov, skating in pairs with Anastasia Mishina TelegramThe commemorative plaque for medal winners at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing was addressed to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach.
“Can you please tell me what the idiomatic expression Olympic medal forever means?” – Gallyamov wrote.
Gallyamov and Mishina were part of the Russian team that won the gold medal in the 2022 Games team tournament.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified Kamila Valieva, who was also on the team roster, due to anti-doping rule violation. The skater has been suspended for four years, effective December 2021. After the disqualification, the International Skating Union (ISU) awarded the Russians third place in the team tournament of the 2022 Olympic Games, without depriving Russia as a whole of the medal. Gold went to the US team and silver went to the Japanese team.
In the team tournament, dancers Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov and single skater Mark Kondratyuk also performed as part of the Russian national team.
Previously Gallyamov denied From receiving Olympic medals in the mail.