Elizaveta Tuktamysheva: “I don’t understand doping is figure skating. There’s no pill that gives you super technique. You have to concentrate on your movements and coordination. And to achieve good coordination, you need to work very hard.”
Translation of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva’s comments about Kamila Valieva’s disqualification.
original source: Evgenia Medvedeva’s youtube channel text version: sports.ru
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva expressed her opinion on the disqualification of Kamila Valieva.
“Is the penalty too harsh? I think so, it could have been softened somewhat. Four years – it’s not entirely fair. I very rarely even hear about anyone being disqualified for four years. But let’s not forget that Kamila has 1.7 years left (of disqualification), so with good motivation she can… But she needs to find that motivation. She has every chance to return because it would be hard to find another such a talented athlete.
I really don’t understand why doping is necessary in figure skating. For me, everything comes from the mind. I don’t know, if there’s a pill that gives 100% confidence and you will clearly understand what needs to be done, and it gives you super technique – that would be awesome. But such a pill doesn’t exist. You have to concentrate on your movements and coordination. And to achieve good coordination, you need to work very hard. What pill can make good coordination?” said the 2015 World Champion in the show “BeS Kommentariev”.
Related topics: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Kamila Valieva
Before I go on, let me say that I understand that it was legal when she did it, and that she stopped when it was put on the list of forbidden substances, and I get that she’s very likely toeing the party line by saying this, but if pills (or liquid form, whatevs) don’t help in skating, why was Eliza taking Meldonium back in 2015? Coincidentally the year she won worlds. Does it have a fresh minty taste we don’t know about? I really like empress Liza, but she’s not one that should comment on this issue.
As Eliza said in her quote “to achieve good coordination you need to work very hard”. And that’s where the pills with forbidden substances come into it because substances like Meldonium, like TMZ, will help improve stamina and shorten recovery time, meaning being able to practice longer and harder, which in turn will improve technique or coordination and get better results. She knows this. She knows better.
Like all sports endurance grossly can affect ability and in skating jumps Tired skaters fall. Doping increases endurance but also are dangerous to athletes
Endurance pills…there are those…
The issue is for example heart medications can improve oxygen absorption thus improving stamina and being able to perform more difficult jumps later in a program without being too exhausted. That is why they are banned