«Go ahead, Camila!» Katsalapov — on the admission of Valieva to the personal tournament of the Games

Beijing, February 14, Alexander Bokulev. Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Nikita Katsalapov said he was happy with the news of the admission of compatriot Kamila Valieva to participate in the individual tournament of the Games in Beijing. On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the appeal of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA) to lift the temporary suspension of Valieva. The figure skater who won gold in the team tournament at the 2022 Olympics will be able to compete in the singles tournament. «We are very happy! Go ahead, Camila!» — Katsalapov said at a press conference. French figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Sizeron, as well as Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donoghue, refrained from commenting on this topic. Katsalapov, paired with Victoria Sinitsina, won the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics, where he was part of the Russian team Valieva, Mark Kondratyuk, Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Gallyamov also performed. On Monday, Sinitsina and Katsalapov won silver in the individual tournament in ice dancing.