Nineteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva announced the return of her career, which was put on hold after her disqualification from the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The former student of Eteri Tutberidze will now train under Svetlana Sokolovskaya. She will be able to resume training as early as October 25.
In an interview with an MK-Sport correspondent, her new coach stated that many were confident Valieva would return to the sport. Sokolovskaya believes the athlete will be able to return to form relatively quickly. Although Valieva did not train professionally for three years, she still skated and retained all her skills.
"She hasn't forgotten how to skate. She may not have the ultra-C jumps right now, but she can get it all back. Naturally, if she has the desire. The key word here is desire," Sokolovskaya said.
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