Kondratyuk touchingly told how he tried to help Valieva

MOSCOW, Feb 16, Vasily Bogdanov. Russian figure skater Mark Kondratyuk said that I tried very hard to psychologically support Kamila Valieva at the Beijing Olympics. Valieva's doping test, taken at the end of December, gave a positive result. The Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed the skater to participate in the individual Olympic tournament in Beijing. Russian skaters were not awarded gold medals at the end of the team tournament, in which Kondratyuk and Valieva performed. «I don’t know how much I helped Kamila. I tried to do everything in my power to support her. If I had the opportunity, I would have stayed in Beijing until the end of the Olympics, but now the situation is that everyone is sent after the competition. As I will support now, this is already personal, «Kondratyuk told reporters. «I did not have enough emotions and strength for personal performances. I tried, but, unfortunately «It didn't work out. I'm happy that, unlike most skaters, I skated not twice, but four,» Kondratyuk added.