MOSCOW, February 18, Boris Khodorovsky. Turin Olympic champion in pair skating Maxim Marinin said that the position of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the head of the organization Thomas Bach in the case of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is hypocritical. Valieva's doping test, taken at the end of December, turned out to be positive. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowed the skater to participate in the individual Olympic tournament in Beijing. On Thursday at the Olympics in women's single skating, Russians Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova took first and second places, and 15-year-old Valieva, who was in the lead after the short program, made a number of blunders and took fourth place. «This is real hypocrisy! In another way to call the position The IOC can't. At first, when evidence had not yet been collected, they accused the 15-year-old athlete of doping. When the competition was over, they say the girl needs the help of a psychologist,» Marinin said. In his opinion, his contribution to Valieva's unsuccessful performance in the free Several other factors contributed to the program, including the depressing atmosphere in the Olympic Village caused by the requirements of the medical protocol, the nightly hearings of the CAS visiting panel, in which Valieva also had to participate, as well as the hype in the media. for the Olympics, which are held practically without spectators, it is necessary to stir up interest. in Beijing, crosses all boundaries,» the Olympic champion said, adding that the rental of Valieva, after which she was out of the top three, is entirely on the conscience of IOC officials.
