It's been a pretty disappointing whirlwind
Kamila Valieva and her coach, Eteri Tutberidze. Photo: Sergei Bobylev/Sergei Bobylev/TASS Kamila Valieva’s Olympic journey has been heartbreaking to watch. The 15-year-old’s doping scandal has resurfaced questions about the treatment of Russian skaters, many of whom are minors. More specifically, it has highlighted the questionable behavior of Valieva’s coach, Eteri Tutberidze.
Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee, called Valieva’s treatment by her coaching team “chilling.” “I was very, very disturbed yesterday when I watched the competition on TV,” Bach said, according to the Times. “You could feel that this is an immense, immense mental stress and maybe she would have preferred to leave the ice and to leave this story behind her.
Despite two of Valieva’s teammates placing first and second, there was little celebration among the ROC athletes. “I hate it!” Alexandra Trusova, who got silver, was captured saying. “I don’t want to do anything in figure skating ever in my life! Everyone has a gold medal, and I don’t!” Even gold medalist Anna Shcherbakova didn’t seem very excited by her win.
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