Beijing, Feb 18, Semyon Galkevich.International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he was shocked by how coldly Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was greeted 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 confidence in her future. On Thursday at the Olympics in women's single skating, Russians Anna Shcherbakova (255.95 points) and Alexandra Trusova (251.73) won gold and silver, the third was Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (233.13). Valieva, who was in the lead after the short program, took fourth place (224.09), making a number of mistakes. Doping test Valieva, 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. However, he postponed the awards ceremony if Valieva gets into the top three, until the end of the investigation into the case of the Russian figure skater. «I saw how coldly her coaches met her from the ice. She was not made comfortable, they spoke to her very coldly. It just shocked me, it there was some kind of gesture of separation. For me, this is a strong impression. I don’t understand how you can be so cold towards this girl,” Bach said at a press conference. “Then I saw how they treated Trusova after the performance, all this is also wrong All this does not at all give me confidence in Camila's entourage, neither in relation to what has already happened, nor in relation to the future of the athlete. «Now Valieva needs the support of her family, she needs the support of others in this incredibly difficult situation for her. Now we can only hope that Valieva will be helped, that this experience will not become truly dramatic for the life of such a young woman,» the head of the IOC added. Trusova suffered a nervous breakdown after the speech, having made a number of harsh statements, including those addressed to coaches.
