MOSCOW, Aug 12, Andrey Simonenko. Russian figure skaters are world leaders Today, thanks to the fact that 15 years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to a call for help and helped find sponsors, said the honorary president of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) Valentin Piseev. On Friday, Piseev was awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky. The event is taking place at Luzhniki. «I want to say thanks to Vladimir Vladimirovich for helping figure skating in 2007. Then I was looking for sponsors and approached Vladimir Vladimirovich, explained the situation. He invited (Vladimir) Kozhin and said:» You what, can't you help? They ask for a penny. «This situation has led to the fact that our skaters are leaders all over the world,» Piseev told reporters. Shortly thereafter, it became known that Valieva's doping test dated December 25, 2021 was positive. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), despite the appeals of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), allowed the Russian woman to the personal tournament of the Games.
