MOSCOW, February 25 Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova said that the situation around the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Games in Beijing did not affect her in any way. During the competition in the Chinese capital, 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 personal tournament of the Games, as a result of which she took fourth place, Shcherbakova became the winner. The Russian team also won the team tournament, Valieva competed in single skating. «It didn't affect me at all. Of course, the situation with the» team member «to a certain extent affected, because it directly affected the training schedule: additional performances, preparation for them Then, at the last moment, the realization that now you need to prepare again for personal competitions, which will be a little later. It turned out as if the start was postponed, and this affected the preparation schedule, «said Shcherbakova, whose words are quoted on the website of the Figure Skating Federation Russia. The athlete emphasized that she was mentally prepared for the competition and the excitement among the audience and the media could not unsettle her. mixed zone without any emotions, absolutely calm.I guess I was ready for this.Maybe because this is my third season in adults, there were many different tours irov. And here, throughout all the competitions, I felt that I was ready for the Olympic Games. For me, nothing was stress, surprise, shock, there was not a single situation that would unsettle me. I approached these competitions absolutely mentally prepared,» the figure skater concluded.
