MOSCOW, February 21 Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva thanked her coaches for their help and stated that she feels protected next to them. During the Olympic Games in Beijing, it became known that the doping test of Valieva on December 25, 2021 was positive. The Court of Arbitration for Sport, despite the appeals of the International Olympic Committee, the International Skating Union and the World Anti-Doping Agency, allowed the Russian woman to the individual tournament of the Games. «My first Olympics is finally over, and I want to thank those who led me to this most important event in the life of an athlete — my coaches: Eteri Georgievna (Tutberidze), Sergey Viktorovich (Dudakov), Daniil Markovich (Gleikhengauz). You are absolute masters in your field! And you not only train, but also teach you to overcome yourself, which helps not only in sports, but also in life. With you next to me, I feel protected and able to pass any test. Thank you for helping me to be strong,» Valieva wrote on Instagram. View this post on Instagram
On Friday, Valieva returned from Beijing, where Olympic Games. 15-year-old Valieva won the team tournament as part of the Russian team and took fourth place in the individual competition. The awards ceremony for the winners of the team competition was not held.