Beijing, February 15, Sergey Yaremenko. Member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Denis Oswald said that the organization had postponed the awards ceremony for the medalists of the team figure skating tournament of the Games in Beijing in order to present the medals to the “right people” and not redistribute them later. place, there will be no award ceremony during the Olympiad. Earlier in Beijing, the awards ceremony of the team tournament was canceled, in which the Russian team won in Valieva as part of. According to the IOC, the award ceremonies will be held later, when the investigation into Valieva's doping case is over. «We want to award the medals to the 'right people.' to each athlete that medals will not be awarded yet. We fully understand the situation with the teams that took second and third places. But it is very difficult to award medals in a situation where the result is not final. We had to find a balance between the interests of the athlete who is allowed to continue to compete and athletes who deserve the awards ceremony. But with the decision we have made, there is confidence that no irreparable damage will be caused. A very special ceremony will be held when the final results are determined,» Oswald said at a press conference.
