Article 5W911 ‘Tremendous coldness’: IOC president condemns Kamila Valieva’s entourage

‘Tremendous coldness’: IOC president condemns Kamila Valieva’s entourage

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Sean Ingle in Beijing
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  • Bach disturbed' by how ROC athlete was treated by team
  • Valieva, 15, led field into final skate but slipped to fourth

The way 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva was treated by her coach after her two falls in her figure skating routine on Thursday evening was chilling" and does not inspire any confidence in her entourage, the International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said.

In an unusually strong intervention, Bach admitted that he was shocked to see the controversial Russian Olympic Committee coach Eteri Tutberidze berate Valieva as she came off the ice, barking at her why did you stop fighting?" even though she had been under enormous mental stress ever since her positive drugs test was revealed last week.

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