⛸️ 'This slap on the wrist punishment has meant nothing.' Former TeamUSA figure skater AdamRippon weighs in on the controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva and the ROC.
“It’s completely unprecedented that there would be an athlete with a positive test still competing,” said Rippon. “Let alone competing at an Olympic Games. It just questions the entire integrity of the Olympic movement.”
“What we’re seeing now are the repercussions of no punishment, no action being truly taken,” he said. Rippon won a bronze medal in the figure skating team event at Pyeongchang 2018 and currently serves as a coach for Team USA.
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