“I don’t do gossip”: Tutberidze reacted to the scandal with Valieva

BEKING, Feb 10, Anatoly Samokhvalov. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's coach Eteri Tutberidze , answering a question on the topic of her student's doping test that arose at the Beijing Olympics, she said that she «does not gossip.» Valieva took part in the team tournament as part of the Russian team, which won gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. The awards ceremony for the winners of the team competition was first postponed from Monday to Tuesday, and then — for an indefinite time. The press service of the IOC said that a situation had arisen that required legal consultations with the International Skating Union (ISU). Later, Insidethegames reported that the delay in the awards ceremony was due to Valieva's doping test. On Thursday Valieva went to a training session at the Beijing Capital Sports Palace.