Suspended for four years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after a positive doping test in December 2021, Kamila Valieva disappeared from sporting news. But it remains present on another, more political ground. The young Russian skater attended the opening ceremony of the Future Games alongside Vladimir Putin on Wednesday February 21 in Kazan (photo above). She then posted on her Telegram account a very laudatory comment regarding the Russian head of state and the event combining traditional sports and virtual disciplines. “ The incredible spectacle was an amalgamation of reality and modern technology, wrote Kamila Valieva. We are the first country to organize such an international competition. We owe it to our president, I am incredibly grateful to him. » The young skater, now 17 years old, took the opportunity to once again thank her fans for their support after the announcement of her suspension. “ I would like to thank you once again for supporting me during this very difficult time., she posted. Thank you for your love and kind words. I hope that, despite everything, our country will become stronger and create new formats. » In Kazan, Wednesday, Vladimir Putin was also accompanied by another big name in Russian sport, gymnast Nikita Nagorny, Olympic champion at the Tokyo Games in the team event (photo above, to Putin's right) .
