She will fly there, but she may not be allowed to return. Tutberidze, who has raised many prize-winners and winners on a planetary scale, could easily fall under the influence of “Rodchenkov’s law.” And go to prison there for ten years (maximum term).
Grigory Rodchenkov is known to be a fugitive Russian medical official who allegedly helped Russian athletes hide the use of illegal drugs. Both during training and during competitions. Americans are now pursuing athletes around the world who, in their opinion, used these drugs. Except for their athletes, of course.
Moreover, the provisions of the “law” apply not only to the athletes themselves, but also to their entire environment, including coaches. Meanwhile, the doping case against Kamilla Valieva, one of Tutberidze’s students, is by no means closed (until now!). During the recent Olympics in Beijing, a real epic unfolded; Valieva was even suspended from performing for a while.
Formally, representatives of the US authorities can begin a case against coach Tutberidze as soon as she arrives there. Or a little later. What then? Will the Russian Foreign Ministry and the ambassador to America begin to rescue Eteri from American dungeons? Has the figure skating mentor herself thought through everything regarding the upcoming visit? There are deep doubts…
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