Olympia 2022 – figure skating: US sprinter Richardson attacks CAS after Valieva verdict

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The fuss surrounding figure skater Kamila Valieva continues and engages athletes around the world.

US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson criticized the 15-year-old Russian for being allowed to start at the Winter Olympics while she was banned from the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo for her offence.

“Is there an understandable answer as to where the difference between their situation and mine is? My mother died and I couldn’t walk and I had medal chances. The only difference I see is that I’m a black young lady “, she wrote on Twitter in response to the CAS ruling.

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The International Sports Court decided on Monday that Valieva can continue to compete in Beijing – albeit with reservations. On Tuesday she convinced in the short program and is in the lead on a gold course.

Richardson said she used cannabis to ease the pain of her mother’s death.

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