“Where did the Americans get this information from? Who could tell them? Another gossip! They just want to win without competition.” Tarasova, Laishev, Zhulin and others on info about Valieva’s positive B sample
Tarasova, Laishev, Zhulin and Zheleznyakov commented on the information that Valieva's B sample is positive. [...]
“RUSADA has collected quite convincing evidence confirming the violation of anti-doping rules by Valieva, someone even speaks of aggravating circumstances.” sports agent Mitkov
Sports agent Andrei Mitkov said that the date of the hearing on the results of the investigation into the doping case [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “Each of our girls has her own army of fans. And when you start naming them, the fans notice who you named first and you immediately become an enemy to everyone else.”
Choreographer Ilia Averbukh shared his opinion about the fans of Russian figure skaters. View this post on [...]
RUSADA has has completed its investigation into the doping case of Kamila Valieva. Now hearings will be held.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has completed its investigation into the doping case of figure skater Kamila [...]
“I don’t think Valieva’s case will turn into something good. I don’t exclude that there will be some falsification, just to denigrate our athletes.” choreographer of Tutberidze’s group, Alexei Zheleznyakov
Interview with choreographer of Tutberidze's group, Alexei Zheleznyakov. About suspension of Russian athletes and how [...]
How big is your love? Competition between fan groups. Shcherbakova received 160kg of gifts from her fans. Valieva will get 309kg.
A real competition "Who will sent more gifts to their idol?" has unfolded between fan groups of Anna Shcherbakova and [...]
Irina Rodnina: “Rising age minimum was absolutely right. The skating program has become incredibly difficult. Girls cope with it physically, but for sure not psychologically.”
Interview with the three-time Olympic champion Irina Rodnina. About ban of Russian athletes, age minimum, reasons why [...]
“Tutberidze can’t refuse to work with Valieva, because in this case, the blame for everything that happened to the athlete will fall on the coach.” Elena Vaitsekhovaskaya about prospects of Kamila Valieva to continue her sports career
Russian journalist Elena Vaitsekhovaskaya about prospects of Anna Shcherbakova, Alena Kostornaia, Alexandra Trusova [...]
Kamila Valieva: “It’s a pity that we can’t go to international competitions. But sport is about competing with the best and they all live and skate in Russia.”
Interview with Kamila Valieva. About new season, motivation and performing in shows. View this post on [...]
WADA expects a hearing into Kamila Valieva’s positive drugs test be held quite soon. In case of “unreasonable delay” WADA has the right to take a case directly to the CAS.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Witold Bańka has said he expects the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to [...]
Renat Laishev: “Tutberidze has a difficult character. But she is a modern example of how to treat students. Both carefully and reverently at the same time.”
Interview with Sambo-70 president Renat Laishev. About Eteri Tutberidze, Diana Davis possible switch to US national [...]
“There is no doping for figure skaters. Hypothetically, sabotage is possible. I have provided the Federal Drug Control Service set of facts that may determine the motive and possible malicious intent.” doctor Shvetsky about Valieva’s doping scandal
Interview with national team doctor Filipp Shvetsky. About doping scandal with Valieva. photo [...]
Kamila Valieva: “The most important thing is that people come and support us in this difficult time.”
Kamila Valieva about her vacation and return to training. View this post on Instagram A post [...]
Alexei Zheleznyakov: “If Tutberidze hadn’t been strict, there wouldn’t have been such results. Her athletes would have been spineless worms that can barely skate. And no one would have known about Tutberidze and her girls”
Interview with the choreographer of Tutberidze's group Alexei Zheleznyakov. About Eteri Tutberidze coaching methods, [...]
“We were upset that there would be no Russian girls. We expected that with a strengthened short program we would try to compete with them.” Yulia Kuznetsova, coach of World Junior Champion Isabeau Levito
Interview with Yulia Kuznetsova, coach of World Junior Champion Isabeau Levito. About about Isabeau's path to gold, [...]
“Coaches can’t control an athlete 24 hours a day, so it’s wrong to say that it’s their fault.” Gurgen Vardanjan head of Hungarian Figure skating federation about Valieva’s doping case
Interview with Gurgen Vardanjan, coach and sports director of Hungarian Figure skating federation. About Trusova, [...]
Yana Rudkovskaya: “I think that Trusova is the only capable of breaking the established system that girls from Tutberidze’s group finish with sports at a maximum of 20 years old.”
Producer Yana Rudkovskaya spoke about the absence of Russian female figure skaters among the nominees for the Forbes [...]
Kamila Valieva: “I want to finally try myself in new artistic images in competitions”
Kamila Valieva about plans and sports regime. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Kamila Valieva: “For me, the time at the Olympics divided into before and after.”
Interview with Kamila Valieva for Cosmopolitan. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Kamila Valieva: “Don’t idealize the Olympic Games. For an athlete, this is certainly a career goal, but not a lifetime goal.”
Interview with Kamila Valieva for Peopletalk. View this post on Instagram A post shared by [...]
Finnish lawyer appealed to WADA with a proposal to suspend the coaches of underage athletes caught using illegal drugs from international competitions
Finnish lawyer Lauri Tarasti has approached the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) with a proposal to suspend the coaches [...]
“Everyone returned exhausted, Eteri looked awful. To my question: “How are you?” she replied: “It feels like I’ve returned from prison.” choreographer of Tutberidze’s group about Olympics
Interview with choreographer of Tutberidze's group - Alexei Zheleznyakov. About Anna Shcherbakova's victory, [...]
Ilia Averbukh: “Who is to blame for Valieva’s doping? I won’t comment on it. I’m absolutely sure of her innocence, as well as the innocence of Eteri Tutberidze.”
Ilia Averbukh about Olympics and doping case of Kamila Valieva. View this post on Instagram A [...]
WADA expects RUSADA to complete investigation into Valieva case by August 8
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expects the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to complete its investigation into [...]