Kremlin disagrees with CAS decision to disqualify Russian skater Valieva in a doping case

Описание: (30 Jan 2024)
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Moscow, Russia - 30 January 2024
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Moscow, Russia – 14 December 2023
1. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAY AUDIO IN SHOT 2++

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2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"We don't agree with these decisions - neither the decision of the court (Court of Arbitration for Sport), nor the decision of the federation (International Skating Union). We can't accept them. At the same time, we believe that we need to continue work with the appropriate institutions. If we have at least some opportunities to defend the rights of our athletes, we need to mobilise them to the very end. "

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3. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAY AUDIO IN SHOT 4++

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4. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"We honoured these athletes as Olympian champions upon their arrival from Beijing, from the Olympics. We are convinced that they will always remain Olympian champions for us despite any decisions unfairly taken."

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Moscow, Russia – 14 December 2023
5. STILL of Russian Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ++OVERLAY AUDIO IN SHOT 6++

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6. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin:
"This (accusations against a EU Parliamentarian Tatjana Zdanoka from Latvia) is 'witch hunt'. Do you remember there was McCarthyism in the U.S.? How many people were arrested and jailed on charges of being connected to communists or KGB. This is the same. We strongly denounce this. Of course, it doesn't comply in any way with the so-called ideals of democracy in its interpretation that dominates now in Europe."

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STORYLINE:
Russian authorities criticised the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to disqualify a Russian skater Kamila Valieva for doping at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.

The case rocked the Olympics when, about 24 hours after she led Russia to the victory in the team event, details about a sample taken six weeks earlier at Russia’s national championships revealed there was a banned heart medication in her system.

More than a half-dozen proceedings and appeals have taken place over the ensuing 23 months, culminating in the decision by CAS on Tuesday.

"We don't agree with these decisions - neither the decision of the court (Court of Arbitration for Sport), nor the decision of the federation (International Skating Union). We can't accept them. At the same time, we believe that we need to continue to work with the appropriate institutions. If we have at least some opportunities to defend the rights of our athletes, we need to mobilise them to the very end," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"We are convinced that they will always remain Olympian champions for us despite any decisions unfairly taken," he added.

Valieva, who received a gold medal in Beijing for a team event, will end up empty-handed after her positive test, six weeks before the competition, was revealed.

The decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned the Russian for four years dating back to Dec. 25, 2021 — the date of the positive test.

The sanction vacates Valieva's results after that date; it will end about two months before the next Winter Games in Italy.








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