MOSCOW, Feb 18 Rigidity in sports allows you to achieve results, this is proved by an example Russian athletes, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, commenting on Thomas Bach's words about Russian coaches. Earlier, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he was shocked at how coldly Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was received by her coaches, when she left the ice after a free program at the Beijing Olympics, and believes that such behavior of the athlete's environment does not give confidence in her future. «He (Thomas Bach — ed.) does not like the rigidity of our coaches, but everyone knows that in in the sport of high achievements, the toughness of the coach is the key to the victories of the students. And we see that the students have achieved victories,» Peskov said
