MOSCOW, May 4. The head of the US Olympic Committee Sarah Hirschland commented on the words of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin about figure skater Kamila Valieva, who got into a doping scandal at the Beijing Olympics. On April 26, during a meeting with Olympians, Putin said that the figure skater could not achieve such results «with the help of some additional means, manipulation.» «We see the news about Putin, who defends Valieva, and we ask ourselves: if he defends Valieva before the investigation process has ended, how can this process be considered fair? ”, Hirschland quotes The Washington Post. that Valieva passed a positive doping test on December 25 last year. The Court of Arbitration for Sport allowed Valieva to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place. The investigation into her case is ongoing. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the results of the Olympics competitions with the participation of Valieva as preliminary.
