BEIJING, February 18, Andrey Senchenko. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faced a big Russian hockey team player Damir Sharipzyanov believes that psychological pressure at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Valieva's doping test, 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, but postponed the awards ceremony if Valieva gets into the top three, until the end of the investigation of her case. On Thursday, Russians Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova won gold and silver medals respectively in the individual competition, following the results of the free program, Valieva, who was in the lead after the short program, took fourth place. «I am very happy for our two girls, who took gold and silver. But on the other hand, I'm sorry for Valieva. She's from Tatarstan. So much pressure fell on a 15-year-old girl … It shouldn't be like this. I hope this situation will harden her and Kamila will only become stronger, «Sharipzyanov told reporters. The hockey player also stressed that in the future he could I would send my child to a figure skating school.
