– I did not consciously take any doping. I tried to do everything according to the regulations. Follow the rules as much as possible, argued figure skater Kamila Walijewawho was disqualified for four years for using prohibited substances.
– She was clean. Why should she take doping? And at the Russian championships, where she won all season long and was the best – said her coach Eteri Tutberidze, known for drastic training methods. During the Olympic Games in Beijing, Walijewa learned this the hard way when she was razed to the ground for taking part in the solo competition (she jumped in fourth place).. It's hard to remain indifferent to a 50-year-old woman who arouses extreme emotions.
What words about Etheri Tutberidze. A WADA lawyer won't take it back
Unexpectedly, Tutberidze was called out during a meeting of the WADA Executive Committee. Specifically, this was done by Richard Young, a lawyer from the WADA Legal Expert Advisory Group and head of the working group working on changes to anti-doping law. In a conversation with journalists, he returned to the situation from the Beijing Olympics, which for an unusual reason stuck in his memory.
– I saw the coach sitting next to Waliyeva, who was crying. Maybe it's not very nice, but when I saw them sitting there, I thought that Tutberidze could wear a coat with Dalmatian spots, because she looked so much like Cruella De Vil. That's how it was, it was an image inappropriate for sports, he said, quoted by the Russian TASS agency. And other websites also write about it, including: sport.ru.
Let us remind you that Cruella De Vil (Polish: Cruella De Vil) is a character from the movie “101 Dalmatians” (based on the novel of the same title). As the main antagonist, she kidnaps 15 puppies of the titular breed and wants to turn their skin into fur (like 84 others that she legally purchased earlier). Pongo and Perdita, the parents of 15 kidnapped puppies, try to thwart her plans.
Thomas Bach also commented on the scene with Kamila Waliyeva and Eteri Tutberidze. “I expect an apology”
Maybe not as eloquently as Young, but also the head of the IOC, Thomas Bach, once spoke about the scene with Valiyeva and Tutberidze with sadness. – Bach's accusations are unfair. I expect an apology from him, the coach replied. And she explained her actions.
– I won't hug someone who doesn't want to. I asked her why she stopped fighting until the end. Athletes dream of being at the Olympics, and I can't stand their tantrums. Later, we spent a lot of time in the locker room, she revealed. For now, he cannot help Valiyava, who is suspended until December 25 next year.