Beijing (Reuters) - The Kremlin retaliated Friday to the comments of the Olympic chief that he was "disturbed" looking at the young Russian artistic skater Kamila Valeeva collapsed under pressure and criticized the coach of the 15 -year coach.Its "frightening" reaction.
At a press conference earlier Friday, CIO president Thomas Bach said that he was "disturbed" by Valeeva's failed performance in the fourth place in the simple female on Thursday evening.Read more
Bach also said that he was confused by the brutal reaction of his coach later and called on governments to consider the role of courtiers around young athletes.
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The Kremlin replied by saying that the cruelty of the Valeeva coach had won medals.
"Thomas Bach is a very reliable person in the world of sport.Of course, we respect his opinion, but we do not necessarily agree with him, "the Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said on Friday at a conference call.
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"And we see that athletes win victories.So let's be proud of our winners, and congratulate our medalists.Valieva ranked fourth but in high -level sport, the victories were the strongest.»»
Valeeva, who led the female artistic skating test after the short program, fell in love with free skating Thursday evening, stumbling to finish fourth while her compatriot Anna Shcherbakova skated for gold.
The 15 -year -old girl failed an anti -doping test at her national championships last December, but the result was only revealed on February 8, the day after Valeeva had already helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)to win the team test.
She was authorized to participate in this test despite the doping scandal that weighed on her and on the games.
high pressure
« Je dois dire que j’étais très contrarié hier quand j’ai regardé la compétition à la télévision»», a déclaré Bach lors d’une conférence de presse.« Quelle est la pression sur elle?»»
"Seeing her struggle on the ice, seeing her, how she tries to do it again, how she then tries to finish her program and you can see in each movement, in body language, you can feel that it's huge, hugepsychological pressure and maybe she would prefer to drop the ice and try to drop.»» L’histoire derrière tout ça.»»
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Valeeva a laissé des larmes de glace se cacher derrière ses mains et sangloter dans la zone « baiser et pleurer»» où elle a été confrontée à son entraîneur Eteri Tutberidze, qui a reçu le prix d’État du président russe Vladimir Poutine après les Jeux olympiques de 2018. Read more
« Pourquoi l’avez-vous laissée partir? Expliquez-moi pourquoi? Pourquoi avez-vous complètement arrêté de vous battre? Quelque part après l’axe, je l’ai laissé partir»», a déclaré Tutberidze.
Cette réaction a dérouté Bach, qui a déclaré qu’il était « très important»» de considérer l’entourage de Valeeva.
« Quand j’ai ensuite vu comment elle était accueillie par son entourage proche … c’était effrayant à voir»», a déclaré Bach.
"Instead of comforting it, instead of trying to help it, you can feel this frightening atmosphere, this distance and if you interpret their body language, it will only get worse because it was a kind of disapproval.»»
government support
The saga opened a debate on the relevance of the Olympic environment for the palace, but Bach said that the IOC had limited means to act.Read more
« Nous voyons que nous avons des moyens très limités pour y remédier»», a-t-il déclaré.“We are not police officers, we cannot question and we have formal proceedings;Our sorrows are very limited.
"In the end, this is a question where we need the support of governments.»»
The World Anti -Doping Agency said that it had opened an investigation into the entourage of Valeeva, which also includes, among other things, the doctor of the Filip Shvitsky Filip Shvitsky, who has been suspended in the past for doping d'athletes.Read more
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« Dans une compétition loyale, les mêmes règles doivent s’appliquer à tout le monde»», a déclaré Bach.
Pressure on Russian artistic skaters was all too palpable when the Silver Medalist Alexandra Trusova melted in tears before coronation ceremonies.
She said, "Everyone has a gold medal, but not me.I hate skateboarding.I hate that.I hate this sport.»»« Je ne patinerai plus jamais.»»Read more
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Written by Julian Britto; additional report by Gleb Stolyarov in Moscow; assembly by Ossian Shine / Himani Sarkar / Ken Ferris
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